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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 …
By Clint Thompson Alabama’s specialty crop farmers and industry leaders are meeting in Gulf Shores, Alabama, this week to celebrate the state’s fruit and vegetable crops while learning how to remain sustainable for the future. The Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (AFVGA) is holding its annual conference and trade show on Feb. 5-7 with nearly 300 in attendance. Blake …
By Clint Thompson January’s cold weather goes against what is normally expected during a La Niña weather pattern. The pattern usually brings warmer and drier conditions during winter months. But this month’s weather has been extremely cold, highlighted by a historic snow event during the week of Jan. 22. Pam Knox, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension agricultural climatologist, discussed this …
By Clint Thompson AgNet Media reminds citrus and specialty crop leaders across the Southeast that the Florida Citrus Show is a little more than a month away. The event is scheduled for Thursday, March 13, in Fort Pierce, Florida. The show will be hosted at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Indian River Research and Education …
The University of Georgia (UGA) Cooperative Extension will host the Vidalia Onion Crop and Disease Update on Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center in Lyons, Georgia. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m. The agenda will include a crop update, variety trial walk-through and disease management update provided by UGA …
By Clint Thompson Southeast blueberry producers have the answers to their potential concerns at their fingertips with the MyIPM application (app). The app is accessible by smartphone and can help growers diagnose problems in the field, whether they are a disease or insect issue, and apply necessary control measures. Jonathan Oliver, University of Georgia (UGA) assistant professor and small fruits …
By Clint Thompson Whiteflies are slowly migrating north through Alabama. It’s a concern for vegetable growers who are not used to managing the pest and now must implement control measures to prevent impact, especially with the viruses they can vector. Andre da Silva, Extension specialist and associate professor of horticulture at Auburn University, highlighted the pest during his presentation at …
The University of Georgia (UGA) Pesticide Safety Program is now offering updated private pesticide applicator training in both English and Spanish. Applicators seeking a private pesticide license can now complete the training in their preferred language. This updated training is part of UGA’s continued support for all producers and agriculture professionals, says Tim Coolong, associate professor in the University of …
By Clint Thompson Southeast strawberry growers’ first line of defense against Neopestalotiopsis is to plant clean plants. For those producers that have the disease in their fields, there are management options available, according to Phil Brannen, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension fruit disease specialist. “Depending on the amount of infection you have, if it’s a relatively low level, you can …
