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Priorities for 2026: Navigating Trade, Policy and Elections By Mike Joyner Florida’s specialty crop producers and the wider agricultural industry continue to encounter significant challenges. This includes unfair trade, rising input costs and issues tied to both the cost and availability of labor. However, several emerging opportunities expected in 2026 may help drive meaningful change. In last year’s column, I …
By Frank Giles With the start of the new year, many key specialty crops are already in full production with more to follow as spring arrives. Now is a good time to reinforce food-safety protocols on the farm from top to bottom, regardless of operation size. In 2025, there were only three multi-state foodborne illness outbreaks related to non-sprout produce …
By Clint Thompson It is the time of the year when Southeast grape producers are pruning their vines in preparation for a productive 2026 season. But there are management tips that growers must be mindful of before starting the pruning process. Sarah Lowder, University of Georgia (UGA) viticulture Extension specialist, discussed pruning in an interview with AgNet Media. “They want …
By Clint Thompson Specialty crop growers using the H-2A program for a reliable labor force, must now put July 1 on their calendars as an important date for their farming operations. As opposed to Jan. 1 when the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) could spike under the old Farm Labor Survey (FLS), AEWR changes could now happen mid-season under the …
(Washington, D.C.) – As committed to under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Farm Security Action Plan (PDF, 1.2 MB) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced a number of coordinated actions that emphasize American agricultural research and innovation by ensuring ideas stay in America or among our allies, not with hostile nations. These historic actions strengthen …
Drought remains prevalent across the Southeast region, according to the Dec. 31 release of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Moderate drought encompasses most of Alabama and Georgia and all of North Florida and into the southern part of the state. Some areas are experiencing worse conditions. Georgia Extreme conditions are observed in South Georgia, in parts of Decatur, Grady, Thomas and …
The best time to prepare is before a crisis, not during one. In this month’s sneak peek, the January issue of Specialty Crop Grower Magazine highlights food safety and the different protocols that farming operations should have in place from top to bottom. Maile Gradison, a partner with Hogan Lovells, a Washington DC-based law firm, has experience with the Food …
For Southeastern sweet corn growers, the fight against lepidopteran pests can be a nearly nonstop battle during critical parts of the season. To control these worms, it is not uncommon for sprays to be made daily during ear fill and the harvest window. Syngenta has a portfolio of sweet corn varieties that will help growers ease their lepidopteran management programs. …
By Clint Thompson Chill hours are up across the Southeast region, which is a positive development for fruit tree producers who need chill hours to produce a crop. Edgar Vinson, assistant research professor and Extension specialist in the Department of Horticulture at Auburn University, provided an update on chill hours in Alabama. “I think we’re doing pretty good. We’re about …
By Clint Thompson An Alabama Extension Christmas tree field research trial produced positive results pertaining to fertilizer management. It also yielded trees for military troops stationed across the country. Jeremy Pickens, Alabama assistant Extension professor in horticulture at Auburn University, and his research team at the Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center in Fairhope, Alabama, used a three-year Specialty Crop …
