Everett Griner talks about University of Georgia developing a new pecan nut in today’s Agri View. New Pecan Nut Pecan growers who are planting trees now, or even starting a…
Agri View: Expanding Citrus in Georgia
Everett Griner talks about Georgia growers expanding citrus acres in today’s Agri View. [audio:http://www.southeastagnet.com/audio/agri view/av031417.mp3] Download Expanding Citrus in Georgia Look at this. While Florida farmers are trying to save…
Lemon Rule Goes Against Trump Philosophy
…the only sector being adversely affected are lemon growers, employees and packing house operators. Consumer benefit is just a million dollars for 233 million people,” he said. “The only people…
Grape Crush Shows Bounce-Back Year
As expected, the official final grape crush report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed a bounce back year for California grape growers. 2016 grape crush numbers are up almost…
California All-Orange Forecast Drops 2 Percent
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Almond Board: Hive Removal and Bee Forage
…bee forage. Listen to the report: From the Almond Board: With trees in bloom and bees buzzing throughout the orchard, growers and all pollination stakeholders should be aware of practices…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
…trouble filling the positions, which are eight-hour shifts, seven days a week. “We’re all interested; we all have a stake,” Fedora said. “A lot of growers have their shops, their…
Western View: WOTUS Changes Coming Soon
…Court changed the definition of navigable waters. Western View Under President Obama the EPA wrote a rule that allowed them to monitor just about any action that affected waters that…
Harvest Update, ACP and Marketing at Citrus Showcase
…executive officers from Wonderful Citrus, Sun Pacific, Bee Sweet Citrus and Sunkist Growers. “It was an opportunity for growers to understand what dynamics are affecting them this season,” Nelson said….
Citrus Tarping Regulation Delayed
…when (to tarp) or ‘Is this tarp okay?’ We are getting a lot of questions like that,” she said. It’s important for growers to still plan on complying with this…
Almond Matters: Bloom Weather Brings Issues
…said. Fungus issues are a bigger concern this year for growers and Burkdoll said the amount of rain the state saw before bloom made it hard for growers to take…
Agri View: Citrus Disease Eradication
…keeps fighting the disease. Progress is being made but it seems the end is not yet in sight. Growers, processors, marketers and the entire industry know that if it can…
Western View: Fake Craft Beer?
…and as much as I hate those sites, there’s something even worse, and that’s fake craft beer. Western View Now, some of my best friends are craft beer drinkers. They…
Almond Board: When Should You Water?
With the unusually wet year, growers are changing up their irrigation schedules. Spencer Cooper, senior manager of irrigation and water efficiency, tells us what growers need to be monitoring right…