The July issue of Specialty Crop Industry Magazine highlights the changing landscape in agriculture and the need for policy reform, specifically pertaining to increased imports.
Zhengfei Guan, an associate professor, and Kuan-Ming Huang, a postdoctoral research associate, both at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma, Florida, discusses the impact that imports are having on the domestic industry. Fruit and vegetable imports from Mexico totaled $16 billion in 2021. Southeast farmers are suffering as a result.
AgNet Media’s Frank Giles, Clint Thompson and Sabrina Halvorson, recap the legislative sessions for 2022 in Florida, Georgia and Alabama.
Ayanava Majumdar, an Extension professor and entomologist at Auburn University, provides tips for managing early-season caterpillars.
Taylor O’Bannon, a state food safety Extension agent, Michelle Danyluk, a professor, both at the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, Florida, along with Matt Krug, a state food science Extension agent in Immokalee, discuss the proposed changes to the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule Subpart E, which covers agricultural water. The changes stem from concerns from stakeholders about the complexity and practical implementation in the original rule.