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By Frank Giles I’ve been attending the Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference in Savannah for nearly 20 years. This year, like always, it was a great event where I learned a lot. But in all those years, I can’t recall sitting in on a presentation that was as emotionally challenging and as important as one I attended this year. …

By Clint Thompson Georgia blueberry producers have viable insecticide options to protect their crop against chilli thrips. They just has to be applied more than once, says Ash Sial, University of Georgia (UGA) entomologist. “We do have some (options) but they need to be repeated because of the way these chilli thrips, their life cycles work. It’s really hard to …

By Clint Thompson Georgia Vidalia onion producers must guard against potential disease buildup following the recent barrage of cold weather. Chris Tyson, University of Georgia Extension area onion agent at the Vidalia Onion & Vegetable Research Center in Lyons, Georgia, highlighted disease management in the UGA Vidalia Onion Blog. “We’re always worried about disease this time of year, but the …

By Clint Thompson Current dry conditions in the Southeast region are expected to stay that way for the next couple of months. This is according to Pam Knox, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension agricultural climatologist. She noted in the UGA Climate Blog that the NOAA Climate Prediction Center forecasts drier than normal conditions, especially in Georgia, Alabama and the Florida …

By Chris Butts The new year provides us with the opportunity to reflect, reset and develop new goals and objectives for the coming months. Looking back to January of 2025, the fruit and vegetable industry has made progress on important issues like labor rates and H-2A program rules. Successful Conference Here in Georgia, we are finding reason for optimism. We …

By Clint Thompson The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) is helping host an issue briefing and roundtable in Washington D.C. on Feb. 24. Chris Butts, executive director of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, discussed the meeting’s importance and its message. “We’ll have growers and representatives from 39 organizations and nine states that now make up the …

By Clint Thompson Vidalia onion producers must be aware the calendar is nearing the timeframe for when downy mildew disease usually occurs in Southeast Georgia. University of Georgia Extension Vegetable Plant Pathologist Bhabesh Dutta spoke about onion diseases at the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah, Georgia, in early January. He highlighted when disease outbreaks have occurred in …

By Clint Thompson Southeast strawberry growers should be mindful that there appears to be a shortage of Thiram this spring. This is according to a blog post made by Phil Brannen, University of Georgia (UGA) Cooperative Extension fruit disease specialist. He confirmed the news after consulting with Natalia Peres, professor of plant pathology at the University of Florida Institute of …