Category: By Region
Georgia growers group launches industry partnership push
Working to bolster industry support, the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) has launched the Partnership for Growth Program.
North Carolina Department of Agriculture issues alert for invasive yellow-legged hornet
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Plant Industry Division alert to concerns over the yellow-legged hornet.
Registration opens for Georgia ag labor relations forum
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association’s labor seminar returns this year but at a different time of the year.
MSU Entomology to host insect forum
Michigan State University’s Department of Entomology is planning an insect symposium.
Georgia group comments on H-2A rules, farm bill
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association commented on the Department of Labor’s H-2A rules and the 2024 farm bill legislation.
Directors needed for Georgia pecan ag commodity commission
The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) is calling out for growers to serve on the Peach State’s agriculture commodity commissions.
UGA study shows healthy school lunches aid children’s health
School lunches have come a long way from square pizza and fish sticks, and students across the board are benefiting from improved nutritional standards in the cafeteria.
Leger & Son hedges to protect pecan groves from hurricanes
Sustainable practices have helped Leger & Son to grow pecans for nearly six decades. Learn more about the third-generation Georgia operation.
Farmland for solar sites a concern in land-use bill
Roughly half of California’s 30 million acres of farmland is protected from development by the California Land Conservation Act of 1965.
UC Cooperative Extension offers young orchard water, nutrient management workshops
UC Cooperative Extension is offering workshops to help growers manage irrigation and nutrients for young and immature orchards.
Jerry Dowdy of Georgia’s Atwell Pecan dies
Jerry David Dowdy, owner of Atwell Pecan Co. in Wrens, Georgia, has died. He was 77.
G&R Farms adds sales manager
G&R Farms, which grows pecans as well as Vidalia onions, has added Rawls Neville as sales manager.
Report: favorable almond conditions amidst unsettled weather
Blue Diamond Growers released its almond Crop Report on April 1.
UCANR hosts nematode workshop this month
UCANR is offering a workshop focused on nematodes from 8:00 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. to provide growers of annual and perennial crops.
UGA Extension agent new Vidalia onion leader
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