Southeast
Georgia Peach Council expects bumper crop of sweet Georgia peaches
The Georgia Peach Council announced it expects a record-breaking crop of particularly sweet Georgia peaches. Industry optimism is based on a full winter of productive dormancy and a long, cool spring of perfect weather. Combining... more »
Registration opens for Georgia ag labor forum
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association’s labor seminar returns this year but at a different time of the year. The Georgia Ag Labor Relations Forum is scheduled for Aug. 20-21 and returns to Tifton,... more »
Georgia association weighs in on H-2A rules, farm bill
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) is weighing in on the Department of Labor’s H-2A rules and the proposed 2024 farm bill. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rules further threaten the viability... more »
Georgia strawberry growers battling fungus
Many strawberry sites in Georgia are now suffering substantial plant mortality as the season progresses. Losses are not uniform, and some sites look pretty good. But unfortunately, many do not. If diseases continue to increase,... more »
Georgia blueberry growers extend assessment
Georgia blueberry growers have approved extending their state's blueberry assessment. As a result of the vote, the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Blueberries will continue for another three years. On April 24, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner... more »
Onion, watermelon veteran joins G&R Farms
Vidalia onion and pecan grower G&R Farms has added Rawls Neville as sales manager. Neville joined the third generation Glennville, Georgia, grower on April 1. Neville began his career... more »
Georgia growers reject wine & grape marketing order
The Peach State’s wine producers have again failed to approve a new marketing order. Only 39% voted in favor of passage, falling short of the required two-thirds needed for passage, according to an April 5... more »
Mr. Peach, labor advocate recognized
Lawton Pearson, owner of Pearson Farm in Fort Valley, Georgia, was honored as 2024’s Mr. Peach at a Jan. 6 awards breakfast at the Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference in Savannah, Georgia. Pearson’s ancestors... more »
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