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Pruning may help cold-hardy producers salvage their satsuma crop from one year to the next and not endure extreme alternate bearing cycles. “Pruning in the heavy year may help alleviate that alternate bearing pattern. But we still have to do the research to support that,” said Mary Sutton, University of Georgia (UGA) assistant professor and citrus Extension specialist. While pruning …
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is delivering on its commitment to support child health and American agriculture by opening applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants. Through this grant opportunity, USDA will invest up to $18 million in farm to school projects that connect farmers to USDA’s child nutrition programs …
By Clint Thompson Alabama Extension is asking the state’s citrus producers to complete a survey to assess the extent of damage from the January freeze and snow event earlier this year. The short, anonymous survey will help researchers and Extension professionals evaluate the extent of the damage across the cold-hardy citrus region; guide future research and recovery efforts; and strengthen …
By Clint Thompson Watermelon prices have not cooperated for Southeast growers looking to capitalize on their crop this summer. That’s a disheartening scenario for Georgia producers who are in the middle of their harvest season and will continue to be for a couple of more weeks. Tim Coolong, associate professor in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental …
By Clint Thompson Phylloxera was in high populations in pecan orchards across the Southeast last year. If growers hope to avoid a similar outbreak this year, they’ll need to be more timely with their insecticide sprays, says Apurba Barman, an assistant professor of entomology at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus. “Imidacloprid is regularly used in pecan production, but timing …
The cover story of the February issue of Specialty Crop Grower Magazine focuses on Georgia specialty crop producer Justin Corbett. He highlights what has made the Corbett Brothers Farms so successful in Lake Park, Georgia. Corbett Brothers continues to thrive in an agricultural era dominated by increased input costs and seasonal imports. The Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) remains a …
The 2025 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Conference is open to fruit and vegetable growers across the Florida Panhandle, as well as the southern regions of Alabama and Georgia. The conference is slated for Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Jackson County Extension Peanut Hall Auditorium (2741 Penn Ave, Marianna, Fla.). The meeting will begin with registration at 7:15 am (CST) and …
All of Alabama is experiencing dry conditions. North Florida’s drought is worsening, while all of western and northern Georgia is at least abnormally dry. This is according to the most recent release of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Most of the southern and central portions of Alabama are either moderately dry or severely dry. Severe conditions start in Mobile County, expanding …
By Clint Thompson Drought is expanding and worsening in Alabama, according to the most recent release of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Almost the entire state is covered in drought-like conditions. Most of Alabama is either abnormally dry or moderately dry, though severe drought is observed in parts of Wilcox, Marengo, Perry and Dallas counties in the southwest part of the …
By Clint Thompson Hurricane Helene’s $138 million impact to the pecan industry is devastating for Georgia growers. What’s even more demoralizing is that those preliminary estimates may not cover the entire losses to the pecan industry, explains Lenny Wells, University of Georgia Extension pecan specialist. “We’re still looking at the possibility of more losses with whatever nuts are left in …
