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The Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) is a unique region with a long, rich history. Last week, members of the AgNet Media team had the privilege to visit the EAA and surrounding farm areas to meet with some of the area’s key players. During the three-day tour, the team explored agricultural production systems, ranging from sugar to citrus.  ROTH FARMS …
Alarming levels of fungicide resistance have been detected among isolates of the pathogen that causes target spot on tomato in Florida. By Gary E. Vallad and Samuel Hutton Fresh-market tomatoes are a valuable crop for Florida and are vulnerable to a number of fungal diseases. However, few fungal diseases have caused as much grower concern over the last six years …
The work of Southeastern blueberry breeders is paying off with a lot of options for growers to diversify their plantings. Here are some of the newer selections being featured by two breeding programs. Florida Selections The University of Florida (UF) Blueberry Breeding Program has released many cultivars over the years with desirable characteristics, pleasing consumers and helping commercial growers be …
On the cusp of another harvest season, Lindy Savelle, executive director of the Georgia Citrus Association, believes there will be a bumper crop in the South Georgia, North Florida and South Alabama areas. “I’ve not talked to a single person who has said, ‘I’m not going to have fruit this year’ — not with satsumas and not with Cara Caras. …
The 48th annual Sunbelt Ag Expo is back this week in Moultrie, Georgia, and farmers, industry leaders and agricultural enthusiasts are invited to attend North America’s premier farm show. It is scheduled for Oct. 20-22 and will host visitors from across the Southeast, specifically from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas and Virginia. The Southeast Farmer of the …
Blood oranges are an enticing option to help cold-hardy citrus producers diversify their crop portfolios. Muhammad Shahid, assistant professor of horticulture at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, is researching the crop at the North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy. Nothing has deterred him from recommending it to growers in North Florida, South Georgia …
By Clint Thompson Neopestalotiopsis (Neo) disease continues to threaten strawberry production across the Southeast. One of the most efficient ways to overcome the disease is to rotate the crop, in and out of a field. But that can be easier said than done, according to Phil Brannen, University of Georgia (UGA) Cooperative Extension fruit disease specialist. “I tell producers, strawberry …
Pest Alert: Ghost Snail (Bulimulus bonariensis) Bulimulus snails, sometimes called ghost or peanut snails, have increasingly become problematic for growers. The snails are an invasive species native to Central and South America and the Caribbean. They likely arrived in the United States on more than one occasion and from multiple locations. Where Is It? The snail was initially recognized as …
By Frank Giles In research literature, cedar waxwings are described as frugivores — animals that thrive mostly on fruits. Blueberry growers know that term is spot on as the birds find blueberries a favorite source of food. For growers in Florida and Georgia, the birds can do significant damage to yields by direct feeding on the fruit or knocking berries …
Cold-hardy citrus producers are about a month away from harvesting this year’s crop. A lot can happen during that time. What is beyond the grower’s control is what most concerns Lindy Savelle, executive director of the Georgia Citrus Association and co-owner of JoNina Farm in Ochlocknee, Georgia. “We personally experienced last year a 40-year hailstorm. So that’s always a possibility …
