The Southeast Fruit and Vegetable Conference wrapped up in Savannah yesterday and Gary Cooper has an overview of some of the highlights. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Food Safety On The Farm A Regional F&V Conference Focus
Food Safety as it relates to farm operations was a hot topic at this week’s Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah, GA. While some specific crop producer groups are preparing mandatory food safety related production practices, Tom Stenzel of the United Fresh Produce Association (UFPA) says one size does not fit all. Stenzel told growers that food safety management …
Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference Gets Underway
Here’s a couple more features on this week’s Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference going on in Savannah GA into the weekend. Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) hosts this annual regional event in Savannah each January and it draws producers, industry and political leaders from several southeastern states. In the first report, GFVGA’s Charles Hall talks about some of …
Southeast Fruit and Vegetable Conference Starts Tomorrow
Well with Beltwide wrapping up for the cotton guys the fruit and veggie producers head to Savannah tomorrow for the southeast Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Charles Hall, President of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Association explains what all the conference has to offer. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances …
FL Rep. Poppell: Agriculture Research Critical For Many Reasons
As state lawmakers wrestle to whittle some four percent from the state budget in this special session, with expectations to do much more carving on the budget in a few weeks, maintaining the integrity of important programs and services is the hope of many. In this report, comments from Rep. Ralph Poppell, a citrus grower from Legislative District 29 in …
Grass Roots Involvement In Legislative Process Encouraged
In this report, comments from Florida Senator Carey Baker, Chairman of the Senate Committee on General Government Appropriations, who says at times like these it is important that producers themselves stay abreast of the issues and get involved in the process. There are many opportunities for farmers and ranchers to join others in Tallahassee during the Session. Also a mention …
FL Legislature Works to Cut State Budget in All Areas
We spent some time in Tallahassee this week to catch up on the budget cutting process underway in this special session, and what may be expected in terms of further cuts later, in the general session scheduled to get underway in early March. In this series of reports, we speak with three different lawmakers about agriculture and related issues as …
Food Safety Forum at 2009 Southeast Fruit & Vegetable Conference
The 2009 Southeast Regional fruit and Vegetable Conference will start Friday the 9th in Savannah, Georgia and run through Sunday the 11th. The event, will offer commodity production sessions as well as specialty workshops. Charles Hall of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association tells us a little more about the scheduled Food Safety Focus Forum. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding …
GA Ag Commodity Commish Awards $85K for Veg Research
This in today from the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (GFVGA): The Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Vegetables is pleased to announce that more than $85,000.00 has been awarded for nine 2009 research projects. These are the first research grants awarded since the new vegetable marketing order and commission was approved by vegetable growers in February of 2008. Bo …
Late Blight Showing Up in SW Florida Crops
This just in from Gene McAvoy, County Extension Director, Regional Vegetable Agent IV, UF/IFAS Hendry County Extension, LaBelle, Florida: Over the weekend, reports indicate that late blight is showing up everywhere across Southwest Florida on both tomato and potato. Late blight is caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans, which is a pathogen of potato and tomato. This disease can spread …