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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Georgia”
The U.S. Department of Labor’s resumption of the processing of H-2A applications amid the government shutdown is a win for domestic growers who utilize the system for a reliable labor force. Last week’s decision was welcomed by Southeast fruit and vegetable organizations who advocate for their respective growers, including the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association (FFVA) and Georgia Fruit and …
By Clint Thompson One month remains in this year’s tropical season. The Southeast is one month away from not having a tropical system impact the region this year. It would be an unusual development, says Pam Knox, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension agricultural climatologist. “Certainly, in most years we get some impact from tropical storms. It’s not unprecedented. We’ve had …
Drought conditions are worsening and expanding across most of the Southeast region. According to the Oct. 23 release of the U.S. Drought Monitor, extreme drought is present in western Alabama, southern Georgia and northern Florida. While most of Alabama is experiencing some level of drought conditions, the driest part of the state is in the western part of the state. …
By Clint Thompson The pecan crop in the Southeast is light this harvest season, amid the prolonged dry spell impacting the region. It is not a surprising development, according to Lenny Wells, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension pecan specialist. He noted in the UGA Pecan Extension Blog the problem was evident with the Pawnee variety, the first variety harvested this …
By Clint Thompson Fungicide applications are an essential management tool for pecan growers in Georgia and Alabama. Weather conditions are conducive to scab disease development in the region that, over time, can cause resistant trees to lose some of their resistance. Case in point: ‘Avalon’ was a variety researched by the University of Georgia (UGA) breeding program and provided excellent …
By Clint Thompson How Southeast strawberry growers manage their crops for Neopestalotiopsis (Neo) this year will largely depend on the cleanliness of the plants being brought into the region and the history of the disease in their fields. Phil Brannen, University of Georgia (UGA) Cooperative Extension fruit disease specialist, highlighted the disease and current management strategies in the UGA Extension …
By Clint Thompson It is never too early for fruit and vegetable growers in the Southeast to start thinking about next year’s Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Registration is currently under way for the three-day event, scheduled for Jan. 8-10, 2026 at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia. Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) Director of Membership …
By Clint Thompson Scab disease resistance remains the No. 1 attribute that University of Georgia (UGA) pecan breeder Patrick Conner looks for when breeding for new pecan varieties. Fungicide costs remain high. Market prices remain unpredictable, though they were devastatingly low last year for Southeast growers. Producers need Conner, a professor of horticulture in the UGA College of Agricultural and …
By Clint Thompson Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series featuring land-grant universities and technological advancements. The University of Georgia (UGA) has invested time, money and manpower to become a breeding ground for ag innovation. Whether it is through the Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture (IIPA), which launched in 2022, or the UGA Grand Farm, which broke …
By Clint Thompson The Department of Labor’s interim final rule revising the methodology used in Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) calculations is a win long term for specialty crop producers. In the short term, though, growers must be wary of any contracts that were already in place preceding the new rule. That’s the message that Chris Butts, executive director of …
