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There is a lot happening in the world of specialty crops that impact growers’ business operations. The Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo will host a panel discussion with the leaders of three associations to tackle those topics. The panel will include Mike Joyner, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association; Chris Butts, Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Association and Matt Joyner, Florida Citrus …
Alabama Extension reminds its specialty crop producers that the 2025 Southeast U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook is now available. This important resource is a joint effort among Extension specialists and researchers from land-grant universities and other institutions across the Southeast who specialize in vegetable production. The specialists and researchers represent various disciplines. These include agricultural engineering, entomology, vegetable production, plant pathology, …
By Clint Thompson North Florida watermelon growers must remain diligent with their irrigation applications as harvests continue across the Suwanee Valley. Bob Hochmuth, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Regional Specialized Extension agent in Live Oak, Florida, highlighted in his weekly email the importance of irrigation, especially with some fields picked just once or not at …
By Clint Thompson Fusarium wilt’s complexity as a disease threat to watermelons in the Southeast makes it a challenge for research scientists to develop an effective management strategy. University of Georgia Extension Vegetable Plant Pathologist Bhabesh Dutta is researching options so growers can attack the disease from multiple angles. “The first thing I’m evaluating is the assessment of different novel …
By Clint Thompson Southeast fruit and vegetable producers are not the only ones that could feel the sting from the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission report. It’s a global concern, says Chris Butts, executive director of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. Butts stressed the need that growers continue to have access following the report’s potential negative impact. …
By Clint Thompson Thrips pressure has been high this year in peaches in the Southeast. Their impact started earlier than normal, according to Brett Blaauw, assistant professor at the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. “In years past, we’ve had thrips, mid-season, right now with some of our darker, red-colored fruit. The thrips feed on the …
By Clint Thompson Georgia’s legislative session saw the introduction and passage of HB 143, a bill that places the financial responsibility of installing agricultural irrigation water meters on the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Protection Division (EPD). Robert Dickey, chairman of the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, discussed the bill’s passage during a recent webinar hosted by the …
A pair of cucurbit diseases have been observed in South Carolina. Downy mildew disease was discovered in a research plot at the Coastal Research and Education Center in South Carolina, according to the South Carolina Grower and Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath. The disease was found on May 21, though the spores arrived approximately 10 days prior. It infected the …
By Clint Thompson North Florida watermelon harvests are in their fourth week across the Suwanee Valley region. One industry expert believes there is still more than half of the crop remaining. “There are many fields that are basically in the first harvesting. I would say we have a lot of tonnage out in the fields yet to be harvested if …
By Clint Thompson Georgia’s watermelon harvests are expected to pick up this week amid an unfortunate market decline for the region’s watermelon growers. Ty Torrance, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension vegetable agent for Colquitt, Tift and Worth counties, discussed the status of the watermelon crop in his region. He believes the lack of rain in some areas impacted the crops, …
