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Up Front By Frank Giles This spring, we asked specialty crop growers to take a survey touching on various topics. We published some of the highlights from the survey in last month’s issue of the magazine. One thing the survey illustrated is the huge diversity of the fruit and vegetable sector in the Southeast. There are literally hundreds of crops …
This is the second in a two-part series on the disease and UF/IFAS research. By Clint Thompson A research team led by plant pathologists with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) has found the pathogen that causes bacterial spot in tomatoes has multiple genetic variations. Gary Vallad, a plant pathology professor at the Gulf Coast …
COLUMBIA – Thirteen entrepreneurs will share $200,000 in funding for their agribusiness ventures through the South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship (ACRE). Finalists for ACRE’s Advanced Entrepreneurship Program were scored by a panel of judges based on their business plans, a five-minute video presentation and a demonstrated history of business success. They are: Under the leadership of …
In mid-May, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Gulf Coast Research and Education Center hosted a tomato field day to showcase research being conducted at the facility. The event was well attended, filling up several wagon loads of people who made their way through six field stops that focused on nematodes, tomato breeding, fertilizer recommendations, …
Weekly Field Update Clemson Extension agents provide updates in The South Carolina Grower this week about the status of various crops being produced throughout the state. Coastal Region Anna Sara Hill Midlands Phillip Carnley Rob Last Sarah Scott Sponsored ContentNew Syngenta Varieties Offer Grower SolutionsFebruary 1, 2026Attribute® II Technology Adds More Flexibility and Strength to Sweet Corn Pest ManagementJanuary 1, …
By Clint Thompson One Florida tomato grower’s assessment of this year’s crop focused on the plethora of challenges that state’s producers had to contend with. Whether it was from hurricanes in the fall to unfavorable markets, the challenges were on multiple fronts and impacted production for Tony DiMare and other Florida producers. He discussed this year’s crop in an interview …
Florida tomato growers should mark their calendars for the Florida Tomato Field Day, scheduled for Thursday, May 15 at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma, Florida. Multiple scientists from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, including entomologist Hugh Smith, tomato breeder Jessica Chitwood-Brown, plant pathologist Gary Vallad, weed scientist Nathan Boyd, horticulturalist Shinsuke …
By Clint Thompson Alabama tomato grower Destiny Allman Gladden just started the planting process for this year’s crop. A successful season will depend just as much on market prices improving than the production itself. “We’ve really seen a great production the past couple of years. We’ve had beautiful tomatoes, pretty good crop,” Gladden said. “Marketing wise, it really boils down …
By Clint Thompson Florida’s tomato season was challenged from the start. But considering growers were able to weather two hurricanes, they churned out a solid crop, said Robert Guenther, executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Exchange. “We really had a horrible start to the season with two hurricanes coming through Florida. That really put us back. I would say …
Thrips population levels range from low to high across fields in southern Florida. This is according to the South Florida Pest and Disease Hotline. Scouts in central Florida are reporting low to moderate population levels in tomatoes and cucurbits. In southwest Florida, scouts indicate levels varying between crops from low to high. Thrips are increasing in pepper and watermelon and …
