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By Clint Thompson A prolonged dry spell in South Georgia is impacting the region’s fall vegetable producers. Sam Watson, located in Colquitt County Georgia, discussed the impacts that growers like himself are seeing amid hot and dry weather conditions. “It’s getting pretty tough. No. 1, we’re running low on water in some places. No. 2, the whitefly pressure has just …
Blood oranges may be an enticing fruit to grow for cold-hardy citrus producers in North Florida, South Georgia and South Alabama. Muhammad Shahid, assistant professor of horticulture at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), highlighted his blood orange research during the Cold-Hardy Citrus Field Day and Workshop at the North Florida Research and Education Center …
By Clint Thompson Tariffs implemented by the Trump Administration this year have been widely praised by some and heavily criticized by others. All will agree they have been impactful one way or another, especially with certain specialty crops destined for exports. The House Committee on Agriculture recently hosted a special hearing on the State of the Specialty Crop Industry. One …
By Clint Thompson The specialty crop sector scored major victories with recent court and legislative rulings regarding labor. There’s hopefully more to come for Southeast growers, with Florida and Georgia being the top two users of the H-2A program. Georgia Agribusiness Council (GAC) President Will Bentley discussed the recent developments during last week’s Georgia Ag Labor Forum in Tifton, Georgia. …
By Clint Thompson Just because a hurricane or tropical system has not impacted the Southeast so far this year doesn’t mean that they won’t. Not with tropical season lasting until Nov. 30. Not with water temperatures still favoring development. Pam Knox, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension agricultural climatologist, discussed the current tropical season and reminded farmers in Florida, Georgia and …
The October issue of Specialty Crop Grower Magazine highlights blueberries and how global blueberry production is challenging the domestic market. Increased production in other countries challenges Southeast production to supply the demand. Zhengfei Guan, associate professor of economics with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences says over the past 15 years, global blueberry production has more …
By Clint Thompson Specialty crop growers scored another significant win this week when the Department of Labor (DOL) released an interim final rule revising the methodology used to determine the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) for H-2A workers. Under the new interim final rule, the DOL will base AEWRs on state-level wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational …
Georgia grape producers should mark their calendars for upcoming meetings, to be hosted by the University of Georgia (UGA) Extension Viticulture Team. Topics to be covered include best practices for shoot thinning, muscadine spacing, spotted lanternfly management and key regulatory changes involving Mancozeb and the Endangered Species Act. The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 14 at the UGA …
By Clint Thompson Other than most of central and southern Florida, the Southeast is experiencing mostly dry conditions, according to the Sept. 25 release of the U.S. Drought Monitor. The majority of Alabama is either abnormally dry, moderately dry or severely dry. Severe conditions are observed in the western part of the state in parts or all of Monroe, Clarke, …
By Clint Thompson Ag labor was the focus of discussions in early September when watermelon industry leaders met with Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C. National Watermelon Association (NWA) members, which included Jordan Carter, Greg Leger and George Szczepanski advocated for ag labor reform. Ag labor is the biggest expense for watermelon growers. But the H-2A system is complicated and, more …
