Legislative News
Mar. 13, 2024
Sens. Rick Scott and Mike Crapo Urge Freeze to Ag Wage Rate
Mar. 11, 2024
Commissioner Wilton Simpson Highlights Legislative Achievements for Florida Agriculture
Jan. 17, 2024
Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson, Legislative Leaders Launch Hurricane Idalia Recovery Programs for Florida Farmers
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April 18, 2024
Attention Avocado Growers: UF/IFAS Survey Aims to Learn More About Disease Management
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April 17, 2024
Disease Management Options for North Florida Watermelons
April 17, 2024
Prompt Response: GFVGA Advises Growers to Complete Farm Labor Surveys
April 17, 2024
Sweet Turnaround: Bountiful Peach Crop for Georgia Producers
April 17, 2024
Specialty Crop Grower Magazine: Emerging Pest Can Damage Wide Range of Crops
Specialty Crop Grower: Florida Report Looks at Land Conservation vs. Development Scenarios
By Maegan Beatty Competition for farmland has historically been a challenge. In places like Florida, this is especially acute as…
Low Pecan Prices Don’t Figure to Increase Anytime Soon
By Clint Thompson The five-year average price for pecans, from 2019 to 2023 was $1.69 a pound, which was the…
AFVGA Executive Director Voices Frustration About Lack of New Farm Bill
By Clint Thompson What was due at the end of last September is still not in place as the calendar…
NPC Encourages Support for Potato Exports Into Japan During Prime Minister Visit
By Clint Thompson President Biden’s visit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida should lead to talks for the export of…
Staying on Top of Nematodes in Vegetables
By Frank Giles Nematodes can be a hidden yield robber. The soilborne pests can pack a pretty powerful punch despite…
Awaiting Approval: Georgia Senator Discusses Foreign Ownership of Land Bill
By Clint Thompson Georgia’s bill to restrict foreign ownership of land is an important piece of legislation impacting food and…
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Threat to Vegetables: UF/IFAS Experts Provide Tips to Manage Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Eastern lubber grasshoppers are out in force throughout the Southeast, including some parts of Florida. They’re munching on landscape plants,…
Few Abnormally Dry Areas in Southeast
Rainfall is plentiful in most areas across the Southeast. But in one spot, rain is starting to lack, according to…
South Florida Pest and Disease Hotline: Thrips Pressure Increasing
Thrips pressure is intensifying across certain areas of southern Florida, according to the South Florida Pest and Disease Hotline. Populations…
Sweet Reviews: Vidalia Onions Under the Spotlight on Primetime TV
VIDALIA, GA – Fields of green stretch in every direction this time of year, starting just outside the quaint downtown of…
North Florida Melons Setting Fruit
By Clint Thompson The earliest planted watermelons in North Florida are already setting fruit. That is what happens when plantings…
Rainy Season: El Niño Hanging Around
By Clint Thompson Wet weather conditions are expected to remain across the Southeast through April, believes Pam Knox, University of…
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Alabama
Apr. 18, 2024
Strong Peach Season Expected for Alabama Growers
Apr. 18, 2024
Alabama Strawberry Disease Update
Apr. 16, 2024
AFVGA Executive Director Voices Frustration About Lack of New Farm Bill
Apr. 05, 2024
NIFA Grant: Auburn Researchers to Study Experiences of Women in Farming
Mar. 28, 2024
Alabama Extension Agent Highlights Current Weather Challenges Impacting Producers
Florida
Apr. 18, 2024
Attention Avocado Growers: UF/IFAS Survey Aims to Learn More About Disease Management
Apr. 17, 2024
Disease Management Options for North Florida Watermelons
Apr. 12, 2024
Threat to Vegetables: UF/IFAS Experts Provide Tips to Manage Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Apr. 12, 2024
South Florida Pest and Disease Hotline: Thrips Pressure Increasing
Apr. 11, 2024
North Florida Melons Setting Fruit
Georgia
Apr. 17, 2024
Prompt Response: GFVGA Advises Growers to Complete Farm Labor Surveys
Apr. 17, 2024
Sweet Turnaround: Bountiful Peach Crop for Georgia Producers
Apr. 16, 2024
Low Pecan Prices Don’t Figure to Increase Anytime Soon
Apr. 12, 2024
Awaiting Approval: Georgia Senator Discusses Foreign Ownership of Land Bill
Apr. 11, 2024
Sweet Reviews: Vidalia Onions Under the Spotlight on Primetime TV
South Carolina
Apr. 18, 2024
Clemson Extension Agents Provide Crop Updates
Apr. 10, 2024
What’s Happening Out There? Clemson Extension Agents Provide Crop Updates
Mar. 29, 2024
U-Pick Strawberry Seasons Kicks Off Spring Agritourism Activities in South Carolina
Mar. 21, 2024
Clemson Extension Agents Provide Crop Updates
Mar. 15, 2024