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WASHINGTON – Already preparing for the 2027 Census of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the National Agricultural Classification Survey (NACS) starting Wednesday, Jan. 24. The survey, an important step in determining who should receive a 2027 Census of Agriculture questionnaire, will be distributed to approximately 250,000 recipients to ask if they …
By Clint Thompson Increased rainfall during December and January is placing added pressure on producers trying to prepare for their spring plantings. If conditions stay saturated, growers will be unable to complete time-sensitive tasks, says Ty Torrance, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension vegetable agent for Colquitt, Tift and Worth counties. “I spoke with a couple of different growers (last Wednesday) …
By Clint Thompson Drought remains in areas across Florida, Georgia and Alabama. But the amount and severity of those conditions continue to decline due to a rainy winter, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Abnormally dry conditions are still observed in Escambia and Santa Rose counties in the Florida Panhandle. Severe dry conditions are seen along the west coast of …
By Clint Thompson Georgia pecan producers should make plans to attend one of the production meetings held over the next couple of months across pecan-producing counties. The meetings are hosted by University of Georgia Extension, including pecan specialist Lenny Wells. “Like all of the commodity meetings that the university does every year, we just go from county to county to …
By Clint Thompson Registration is ongoing for the upcoming Georgia Ag Forecast event, scheduled for Friday, Jan. 26 at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. Growers and industry leaders are invited to come here about the latest research and information from UGA specialists to help agriculture remain the state’s No. 1 industry. Ben Campbell, associate …
By Clint Thompson The 2024 edition of the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference is in the books. Thousands attended the annual event in Savannah, Georgia. How to keep specialty crops sustainable was the underlying theme behind presentations given by university, Extension and legislative personnel. The three-day conference and tradeshow was dubbed a success, believes Chris Butts, executive vice president …
By Clint Thompson The Florida strawberry season has already been deemed successful with its sensational quality. That sweet success is likely to continue as the market continues to support strong supply. “Beautiful, absolutely beautiful,” said Kenneth Parker, executive director of the Florida Strawberry Growers Association (FSGA_, regarding this year’s crop. “I would suggest that the cooler temperatures have definitely been …
Tickets remain on sale for the Florida Ag Hall of Fame banquet, scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida. The banquet will honor three inductees who have made significant contributions to Florida agriculture – John L. Hoblick, Eugene J. McAvoy and John O. Schlechter. Tickets are $85 per person, and tables of eight are …
By Clint Thompson Thrips parvispinus (P.) is present in Georgia; just not widespread and in farmers’ fields … yet. “We have seen it. We have not seen it in the fields. We’ve seen it on ornamental plants and in big box stores, at Lowe’s in Tifton and Food Lion. Plants outside they are selling, if you go to pull the …
According to the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), the yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) is a native to tropical and subtropical areas of Southeast Asia. The pest is generally smaller than the northern giant hornet (NGH). Worker hornets can be around half the size of an NGH, and queens can be around ¾ the size. The legs are partially or primarily …
