Legislative News

Jun. 30, 2022
$4 Billion in Emergency Relief Program Payments

Jun. 22, 2022
USDA Announces Assistance for On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for Specialty Crop Growers

Jun. 17, 2022
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Georgia for Cabbage Growers

Jun. 16, 2022
AFBF Applauds Final Passage of Ocean Shipping Reform Act

Jun. 15, 2022
Leader McCarthy, Thompson Call for Reduced Barriers to U.S. Agriculture Production

North Florida Watermelon Crop ‘Pretty Well Done’
By Clint Thompson North Florida’s watermelon crop is “pretty well done,” according to Bob Hochmuth, University of Florida Institute of…

UF/IFAS Begins Research to Update Best Management Practices Nutrient Recommendations
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) received $8.8 million to conduct new research that will…

Mid-Season Pest Activity in Alabama
Insect infestations vary among pests throughout Alabama, according to pest activity from monitoring traps by Alabama Extension. As of June…

Lingering Drought Impacts Georgia Peaches
By Clint Thompson Count Georgia peaches as another crop impacted by the current hot and dry weather. Fewer disease instances…

Watermelon Producer: It’s Been a Downhill Slide
By Clint Thompson Various factors have contributed to a difficult watermelon season for Southeast producers. But it has been a…

Management Update for Spotted-Wing Drosophila
By Clint Thompson Even in a year when hot and dry weather conditions prevailed across the Southeast region, spotted-wing drosophila…
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Heat’s Impact on Grape Production
By Clint Thompson The lingering heat wave sweltering the Southeast could impact grape production this season. University of Georgia Cooperative…

Charcoal Rot Showing Up in Cantaloupe
Charcoal rot was identified in a cantaloupe crop in South Carolina last week, according to The South Carolina Grower. The…

Clemson Extension Agents Provide Weekly Crop Updates
Clemson Extension agents provide crop updates in The South Carolina Grower this week about the status of various crops being…

Sneak Peek: July 2022 Specialty Crop Industry Magazine
The July issue of Specialty Crop Industry Magazine highlights the changing landscape in agriculture and the need for policy reform,…

Keeping Pecans Watered During Dry Weather
Temperatures may be high and dry conditions may be widespread across the Southeast, but pecan growers should not panic and…

Mating Disruptions for Grape Root Borer
By Clint Thompson Now is the time in the production season that grape root borer adults begin emerging. Growers need…
News By State
Alabama

Jun. 30, 2022
Weather Conditions ‘Not Ideal’ for Alabama Hemp

Jun. 29, 2022
Mid-Season Pest Activity in Alabama

Jun. 22, 2022
Alabama Diseases Update: What to Watch for

Jun. 16, 2022
Lack of Rain, No Problem for Alabama Specialty Crops

Jun. 10, 2022
Alabama Extension to Host High Tunnel Vegetable Workshop
Florida

Jun. 30, 2022
North Florida Watermelon Crop ‘Pretty Well Done’

Jun. 24, 2022
UF/IFAS Scientists Finding Grapes to Grow in Florida

Jun. 17, 2022
Nominations Open for the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

Jun. 15, 2022
Florida’s Next Commodity: Tea?

Jun. 15, 2022
Results of the Florida Citrus Research Order Referendum
Georgia

Jun. 30, 2022
Relief in the Forecast? Georgia Specialty Crop Producers Thirsty for Rainfall

Jun. 27, 2022
Keeping Pecans Watered During Dry Weather

Jun. 22, 2022
Heat Impact on Georgia Watermelons

Jun. 20, 2022
Georgia Farmer Testifies About Imports Impact During Senate Hearing

Jun. 10, 2022
Vegetable Disease Update in South Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina

Jul. 01, 2022
Biopesticides (Seem to) Perform Poorly Against Black Spot on Kale

Jun. 22, 2022
Clemson Extension Agents Provide Weekly Crop Updates

Jun. 15, 2022
Resistance to Tebuconazole is Widespread in Gummy Stem Blight Fungus in South Carolina

Jun. 14, 2022
What’s Happening? Clemson Extension Agents Provide Weekly Crop Updates

May. 27, 2022