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By Clint Thompson North Alabama’s strawberry season continues to progress. Growers should be aware that one disease is noticeably present, according to Eric Schavey, regional Extension agent in Northeast Alabama. “We’re seeing a little sclerotinia. That’s soilborne and you rotate away from that. It was actually in some new ground. You treat it like you do gray mold, botrytis or …
By Clint Thompson Strawberries are nearing harvest season in Southeast Alabama. Neil Kelly, Alabama regional Extension agent in Southeast Alabama, provided an update on the current season and what growers are doing now in preparations for harvest time. “What we’re trying to do right now is stick all of our blooms from this point forward. We start at the middle …
By Clint Thompson Alabama’s drought-like conditions are the driest in the southeast part of the state. It’s created challenging conditions for vegetable growers who have started the planting process for this season’s crops. Neil Kelly, Alabama regional Extension agent in Southeast Alabama, talked about the current drought. “It’s dry. If you’re on hard, stiff dirt, no we haven’t gotten that …
By Clint Thompson Alabama peach growers have enough chill hours to make a crop this year. Now comes the hard part; avoiding a late-season freeze event that could devastate a crop. Edgar Vinson, assistant research professor and Extension specialist in the Department of Horticulture at Auburn University, discussed that unfortunate scenario with AgNet Media during the recent Alabama Fruit and …
By Clint Thompson One Southwest Alabama citrus producer is faced with a potential career-defining decision following the 2025 freeze/snow event. Craig Goolsby, with Silverhill Satsumas in Baldwin County, said last year’s freeze led to a loss in productive trees for him and his colleagues. “We run a small co-op. Prior to the 2025 freeze, we had about 1,200 productive trees. …
By Clint Thompson Strawberry research continues to be a focus at Auburn University. It needs to be for Alabama growers to have a viable future. Sushan Ru, assistant professor in horticulture at Auburn University, hopes to provide her growers with strong alternative varieties. She updated growers about her research during the recent Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (AFVGA) Conference …
By Clint Thompson What a difference a year makes for Alabama strawberry producers. Expectations are that the growers’ problems with Neopestalotiopsis (Neo) disease in 2025 will not be as problematic this year, according to Ed Sikora, professor and Extension plant pathologist in the department of entomology and plant pathology at Auburn University. The key has been where growers sourced this …
By Clint Thompson Alabama strawberry growers do not need to put all of their eggs in one variety basket. That’s the message that Sushan Ru, assistant professor in horticulture at Auburn University, presented to growers at the recent Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Conference on Feb. 4-6. Instead of growers depending so much on the Camarosa variety, producers should …
By Clint Thompson Alabama peach producers appear to be in good shape with respect to chill hour accumulation this winter. That is according to Edgar Vinson, assistant research professor and Extension specialist in the Department of Horticulture at Auburn University. Vinson discussed peaches with AgNet Media at last weekend’s Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Conference in Gulf Shores, Alabama. …
By Clint Thompson The Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (AFVGA) celebrated its annual conference and trade show this week in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Farmers, industry leaders and Extension personnel flocked to the Lodge at Gulf State Park to learn about various trends and topics impacting the fruit and vegetable industries. Topics like Neopestalotiopsis in strawberries, paper mulch research in …
