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Agri View: Tough Year for Cotton Farmers

Everett Griner talks about the the tough year cotton farmers had in 2017 in today’s Agri View. Everett looks at what happened with the cotton crop last year. What affected the crop the most? Tough Year for Cotton Farmers It is in the books now. 2017 was a tough year for cotton farmers. It wasn’t the crop. It was the …

Court Rules H-2A Wage Cut Violated Federal Law
A federal district court in California on Aug. 26 ruled that the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2025 rule that lowered adverse effect wage rates (AEWRs) in the H-2A agricultural guest worker visa program violated federal law. According to United Farm Workers (UFW), the DOL rule in 2025 cut many farm workers’ wages by up […]
UGA Pathologist Discusses Citrus Greening and Psyllid Challenges
The most devasting disease to impact Florida citrus production is a threat to trees in the cold-hardy citrus region. Citrus greening disease has impacted Florida groves for more than 20 years and looms as a danger to trees in South Georgia, North Florida and South Alabama. While the best management strategy is prompt removal of […]