Sneak Peek: December 2023 SCI Magazine

By Clint Thompson The December issue of Specialty Crop Industry (SCI) Magazine recaps the Florida Ag Expo in Wimauma, Florida. This year’s show featured a tailgate trade show and field tour that highlighted the event at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. There was a general seminar session, featuring a …

Sneak Peek: August 2023 Specialty Crop Industry Magazine

The August issue of Specialty Crop Industry Magazine focuses on irrigation management in blueberry production. Gerardo Nunez, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences assistant professor in Gainesville, Florida, highlights the role that root and leaf age plays in how blueberry bushes consume water. Not enough water can hinder the growth and productivity of blueberries. Too much …

Sneak Peek: March 2023 Specialty Crop Industry Magazine

The March issue of Specialty Crop Industry Magazine highlights Georgia specialty crop producer Drew Echols. Diversification is the key to his success. He produces peaches, strawberries, apples, pumpkins, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes and other vegetables on more than 600 acres. He discusses how Jaemor Farms has increased in size and stature in North Georgia. Fruit and vegetable farmers face a …

Sneak Peek: November 2022 Specialty Crop Industry Magazine

The November issue of Specialty Crop Industry Magazine provides a look at Hurricane Ian and its impact on Florida’s blueberry and strawberry crops. The storm passed through Florida in late September. It brought rains and heavy winds that flooded blueberry bushes and delayed strawberry plantings. Denise Attaway, a writer/editor for the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences at Clemson …

Sneak Peek: October 2022 Specialty Crop Industry Magazine

The October issue of Specialty Crop Industry Magazine focuses on strawberries, one of the top fruits produced in the Southeast. Jeff Cook and Garrett Hibbs, county Extension coordinators for University of Georgia (UGA) Cooperative Extension, along with Phillip Brannen, UGA Extension fruit disease specialist, provide tips for managing different fungal diseases which pose the biggest threat to production, other than …

Sneak Peek: August 2022 Specialty Crop Industry Magazine

The August issue of Specialty Crop Industry Magazine highlights blueberry cultivation in soilless substrates. Gerardo Nunez, assistant professor of horticulture at the University of Florida in Gainesville, talks about the practice which is increasing in popularity across the world. While blueberry bushes are known for requiring drained, acidic soils that are high in organic matter, these characteristics are not common …