Category: Southeast
Georgia Plant Protection honored by National Plant Board
Georgia Department of Agriculture’s (GDA) Plant Protection Division has won recognition from a national plant protection board.
USDA helping growers affected by Hurricane Debby
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making indemnity payments to producers impacted by hurricane Debby.
Wish Farms promotes staffer to COO
Wish Farms, a grower and shipper of strawberries, has promoted James Peterson to chief operating officer.
Growers named to head Georgia commodity commissions
Growers have been appointed to lead Georgia’s Agricultural Commodity Commissions.
A. Duda & Sons’ Ed Duda mourned
A. Duda & Sons’ Ed Duda has died.
Georgia Ag Labor Relations Forum speaker info released
A roster of speaker has been announced for the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association’s (GFVGA) labor seminar.
IFTA’s Robert Guenther heads Florida tomato groups
Robert Guenther, a longtime produce industry leader, has been named as head of Florida’s tomato trade associations.
UF food safety education offered
The University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is offering food safety trainings.
Stokes Seeds welcomes new territory manager
Stokes Seeds has appointed Brandi Abbott as the new territory manager for North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky.
UGA Extension program helps farmers adopt sustainable irrigation methods
The UGA Extension program helps farmers adopt sustainable irrigation methods, which is essential as insurance.
Florida drone camp inspires 4-H teens into agtech careers
A recent drone camp helped Florida high school students learn how to master drone use in agriculture and other industries.
New statewide Florida Extension agent educates growers on food safety
A new statewide Florida Extension agent is helping growers manage food safety concerns.
Farmworker heat-related illness toolkit available
Two organizations are working to help farmworkers better cope with oppressive heat.
Florida tomato leader new Washington apple president
The leader of Florida’s tomato industry is leaving the Sunshine State to head the Washington Apple Commission.
Georgia, FieldWatch work together on pesticide safety
Georgia is partnering with a nonprofit mapping operation to promote safe pesticide handling.
Strawberry pest controlled by using fewer pesticides
Study: strawberry growers can use fewer pesticides to control pestA University of Florida research shows how strawberry growers can use fewer pesticides to control a destructive pest.
CarbonCents partnership to help Titan Farms cut carbon footprint
A partnership with CarbonCents, a technology firm specializing in carbon footprint tracking and reduction solutions, should help Titan Farms reduce its carbon imprint.
Georgia growers join coalition suing DOL over H-2A
Georgia growers have joined a lawsuit against the Department of Labor to persuade the agency to change proposed H-2A rules.
Buck Shuman, Vidalia onion pioneer, remembered
The Vidalia onion industry is remembering and celebrating “the remarkable life and enduring legacy” of Buck Shuman, an early Vidalia onion grower.
GFVGA begins industry partnership organization
Seeking to bolster industry support, the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) has launched the Partnership for Growth Program.