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By Clint Thompson The Southeast has yet to enter an official La Niña weather pattern. But it’s inevitable. Pam Knox, University of Georgia Extension agricultural climatologist, said the current temperature threshold has prevented weather experts from declaring an official La Niña. But it’s inevitable. It’s just a matter of how long it takes and its impact on the Southeast. “They …
Doug Phillips, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) blueberry Extension coordinator, is advising blueberry growers about management options they need to consider during November. Producers should continue monitoring and managing leaf diseases, especially in evergreen systems. It is the time for blueberry farmers to begin monitoring for blueberry gall midge. They can use bucket traps (3 …
The most recent release of the U.S. Drought Monitor shows dry conditions covering all of Alabama and Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. Florida’s abnormally dry conditions start in Escambia County and stretches as far east as Taylor and Madison counties. Abnormally dry conditions cover the majority of Georgia, except for a small area in the southeastern part of the state. …
By Clint Thompson Florida strawberry farmers may be planting this year’s crop, but multiple farms were in Atlanta last week during the Global Produce and Floral Show. The annual event attracted more than 3,000 buyers and attendees from more than 70 countries. A large contingent of Florida’s strawberry producers were in attendance, including Wish Farms and Director of Marketing Amber …
Hurricane Milton’s extensive damage to Florida’s agriculture community has led AgNet Media and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) to cancel this year’s Florida Ag Expo event, originally scheduled for Nov. 7 at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma, Florida. The hurricane has caused widespread damage to crops, greenhouses and farm …
By Clint Thompson First Helene, then Milton. Mother Nature’s 1-2 punch of hurricanes took different paths in impacting the Southeast this fall. Instead of making their way across the Atlantic, those two major hurricanes originated in the western Caribbean. It did not take long for them to hit the Gulf of Mexico and impact southeastern states; Helene in North Florida, …
By Frank Giles Specialty crop growers might have heard about the Mind Your Melon mental health awareness campaign as it has gained more attention in recent years. Marshal Sewell and his wife Taylor officially launched Mind Your Melon in May of 2022 during Mental Health Awareness Month. Movement Takes Shape Mental health has been a passion for Sewell since 2007 …
By Clint Thompson Registration remains open for this year’s Florida Ag Expo event, scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 7 at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma, Florida. The Expo is a premier event for specialty crop producers in the Southeast and will once again feature a tailgating aspect to …
Regular scouting for Asian citrus psyllids and citrus greening disease is critical for Georgia’s citrus industry to remain healthy. That advice applies to both commercial growers and homeowners, Jonathan Oliver, University of Georgia (UGA) assistant professor and small fruits pathologist, said during the recent Citrus Grower’s Summer Update meeting in Valdosta. Oliver encouraged all growers to scout for the disease …
Peter Chaires, New Varieties Development and Management Corp. executive director, spoke about citrus breeding at the Cold Hardy Citrus Workshop on Sept. 24 at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension office in Perry. Chaires said HLB tolerance “is an essential element of everything that’s being done in the breeding program with a stronger emphasis than …
