Category: Southeast
Growers voting on continuing Georgia Vegetable Commission
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Georgia pursues transparency of H-2A wage hikes
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) has filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the Department of Labor (DOL) regarding wage rates for workers in the H-2A temporary visa program.
Urban grower’s plots help feed neighborhood
Urban grower’s plots help feed neighborhoods. Read about CJ’s Produce in Savannah grows vegetables in planter boxes and backyard plots.
Florida growers affected by Hurricane Idalia to receive assistance
Hurricane Idalia grower disaster assistance Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
UGA leads research into silverleaf whiteflies with USDA
In 2017, an outbreak of a small, white bug — about a millimeter in size — swept through south Georgia, causing widespread damage totaling more than $150 million to the vegetable industry that year.
Georgia Ag Forecast includes specialty crop reports
Registration for the 2024 Georgia Ag Forecast, presented by the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) and UGA Cooperative Extension, is now open.
Florida to consider ag tax exemptions
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G&R Farms debuts updated website
G&R Farms, a third-generation family farm and grower of sweet onions, has released a newly updated website highlighting new improvements.
Georgia seeks answers on H-2A wages
Growers in Georgia who employ workers through the H-2A temporary visa program are paying 21% more than 14 months ago, and the state’s attorney general is joining growers in protesting what they say is a lack of transparency in how those wages are set.
Registration open to Florida organic event
Florida Organic Growers (FOG) is offering discounted early registration to the 2024 Organic Food and Farming Summit.
CBP pushed to boost Georgia produce demand
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Researchers attack emerging threat to watermelon, cucumber production
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Organic Grower: UGA studies transitioning fallow pastureland
To help new organic growers overcome weed challenges, University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences’ researchers are examining ways to help transition land from conventional to organic production in the Southeast.
G&R promotes packing operations manager
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USDA webinar focuses on new ag labor grant program
The USDA Farm Service Agency of Georgia is offering a webinar on the Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot (FLSP) program.
GFVGA seeks nominations for ag labor award
The Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) is seeking nominations for the Dan Bremer Service Award.
USDA declares Hurricane Idalia disaster area for Georgia growers
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G&R Farms marks youth charitable program achievement
G&R Farms Growing America’s Farmers Future Farmers of America FFA scholarships Vidalia onions sweet onions charity program
Stokes Seeds hires three U.S. territory managers
Stokes Seeds, Holland, Michigan, has added three U.S. territory managers to its staff.
Registration opens for SE Regional growers conference
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