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By Clint Thompson Alabama fruit and vegetable growers can go ahead and mark their calendars for next year’s Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (AFVGA) Conference and Trade Show. It will once again be held in February in Gulf Shores, Alabama, says Blake Thaxton, executive director of the AFVGA. “It is an ideal time, and I think we’re gaining steam …
By Clint Thompson According to the 2022 Census of Agriculture, the average farming age was 58 with only about 9% of total producers less than 35 years old. It is a profession that needs to get younger, but how does that happen? Alabama producer Taylor Hatchett believes industry leaders must focus on the worthy profession they get to serve and …
By Clint Thompson Drought remains a concern for states across the Southeast, even amid recent rainfall. This is especially seen in Georgia, Florida and Alabama. According to the most recent release of the U.S. Drought Monitor, all of South Georgia is either abnormally dry or moderately dry. The driest part of the state remains in the southwest corner. Moderate drought …
By Clint Thompson Tariffs are one of the more controversial topics being handled by the Trump Administration. Since it involves the United States’ current trade relationships with China, Canada and Mexico, it’s helpful to understand what they are and their impact on Southeast agriculture. Adam Rabinowitz, Alabama Extension economist, highlighted tariffs and why they are implemented. His main concern are …
By Clint Thompson The Florida Citrus Show is less than a month away. Southeast specialty crop producers, including from Florida, Georgia and Alabama, are invited to attend this year’s show, scheduled for March 13 in Fort Pierce, Florida. While citrus is a major component of the daylong show, there is a vegetable seminar program scheduled for those wanting to learn …
By Clint Thompson It might be a different year, but the concerns are the same for Blake Thaxton, executive director of the Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (AFVGA). Speaking at the AFVGA Conference and Trade Show two weeks ago in Gulf Shores, Alabama, Thaxton discussed the No. 1 concern for him and his specialty crop producers. Not surprisingly, it …
The most recent release of the U.S. Drought Monitor shows dry conditions expanding and worsening across the Southeast. Nearly all of central and northern Alabama is either abnormally dry, moderately dry or severely dry. Severe conditions start in Choctaw and Clarke counties in the southwest part of the state and expand northeastward to Clay and Randolph counties. Moderate conditions then …
By Clint Thompson Neopestalotiopsis (neo) was a topic of discussion during last week’s Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Conference (AFVGA) and Trade Show in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Phil Brannen, UGA Extension fruit disease specialist, spoke about the strawberry disease with attendees and engaged in a Q-and-A session with strawberry producers. “We do have a problem. I think they recognize …
By Frank Giles Inflation has hit everyone’s pocketbook in recent years, but the agriculture sector has felt the squeeze more acutely than most. Increasing costs have impacted the H-2A visa program, which many specialty crop growers now rely on to source labor. For the past few years, significant increases in the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) have been imposed on …
Parts of the Southeast are still experiencing dry conditions. They’re mostly concentrated in the northern areas of Alabama and Georgia, along with southern Florida. This is according to the most recent release of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Florida’s abnormally dry conditions are observed as far north as Dixie, Gilchrist, Alachua, Bradford, Clay and Saint Johns counties. Moderate drought stretches from …
