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By Clint Thompson What a difference a year makes for one Alabama tomato producer. Chad Smith, who grows tomatoes in St. Clair County in the central part of the state, is preparing this year’s crop amid unusually dry conditions. It has created a challenging environment to plant tomato plants, though it’s still much better than 2025. “Take last year, it …
By Clint Thompson and Dale Sandlin Amid calls for increased dedicated financial aid for specialty crops, Stephen Vaden, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary, emphasizes that additional appropriations cannot be made possible without congressional approval. In an interview with Dale Sandlin, Ag News Director for Southeast AgNet, Vaden was asked about the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, which allocated $12 …
Georgia’s specialty crop growers are reminded that the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s (GDA) Hurricane Helene Block Grant application period closes Monday, April 27. Georgia farmers, ranchers and foresters in eligible counties who suffered losses due to the 2024 storm, including timber, infrastructure, poultry, beef cattle, dairy cattle, milk loss, dairy feed, pecans, blueberries, citrus, nursery, plasticulture and bare ground practices, …
Drought continues to wreak havoc in the Southeast region. In the April 16 release of the U.S. Drought Monitor, conditions are worsening across North Florida, South Georgia and Southeast Alabama. Florida Exceptional drought is being observed over a large portion of the North Florida area, starting in Gulf, Calhoun and Jackson counties, spreading eastward to Alachua, Union and Baker counties. …
(Lansing, MI) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the availability of more than $275 million in grant funding in FY2026 for the specialty crop industry in the United States through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI), the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP), and the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP). Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, …
By Clint Thompson Not to have hurricanes or tropical storms to impact the Southeast last year was good news in that extensive damage was avoided in the region. But it was bad news in that the region missed out on rainfall which has spawned the current drought conditions in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. “In the summer in Georgia, I think …
By Clint Thompson The current dry spell impacting the Southeast is having minimal impact on the region’s pecan crop – at least for now. That’s according to Lenny Wells, University of Georgia Extension pecan specialist. Wells discussed irrigation and pecans’ water needs during last week’s Georgia Pecan Growers Association Conference and Tradeshow in Perry, Georgia. “We are pretty dry right …
By Clint Thompson A group of agricultural organizations, including the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association (FFVA) and Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA), recently sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The letter focused on the current challenges with H-2A consular processing and what can be done to remedy the situation. “The H-2A program remains encumbered …
By Clint Thompson Current drought conditions in Florida are not surprising. After all, the driest part of the season is typically during the months of April and May. But conditions are dire even for this time of year, explains Gene McAvoy, a crop consultant in South Florida. It has been some time since he has experienced drought conditions of this …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced the agency is reopening the 2025 crop acreage reporting period required for specialty crop producers who want to apply for the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) program. Specialty crop producers now have until April 24, 2026, to report 2025 acres to FSA. The ASCF program is designed to help address market disruptions, elevated input costs, persistent inflation, and market losses from foreign competitors engaging …
