Climate Change Might Afford New Opportunities for Southeast Veggie Growers

Scientists are brewing up new possibilities for growing one of the most popular commodities on the planet amid a changing climate.

Netafim releases results from a trial showing improved sustainability and a marked yield increase using drip irrigation compared to traditional methods.

Feedback from latest State of the Fruit Industry survey says growers wrestle with heat and heavy rain, but frost is enemy #1.

Longer, warmer autumns mean more flying, raising chance of colony collapse in the spring.

Increasing number of extreme weather events means growers must be ready.

Researcher examines effectiveness of canopy architecture manipulation and irrigation in helping wine grape growers adjust to warming climates.

Growers’ options are currently limited. but progress is being made.

Climate change means growers need a peach for the future.

University of Florida web-based system designed to track weather patterns affecting plants.

American Fruit Grower Editor David Eddy says successful growers will not only accept, but eagerly welcome, what’s coming.

NOAA analysis confirms what was expected. Not only was 2023 the warmest in 174 years of recordkeeping, it did so by a record-setting margin.

$5 million grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture to encourage more climate-smart farming practices in 11 counties.

Scientists predict it’s nearly a sure thing that a new bar will be raised for average global temperatures.

After more than a decade, USDA has updated its Plant Hardiness Zone Map tool. And there are some notable changes.

The official end of Atlantic hurricane season is Nov. 30. However, meteorology experts are saying different this year.

California growers beware. Newly published study expects three major pests — codling moth, peach twig borer, and Oriental fruit moth — to rise up.

Watch out. Another winter outlook has been released. This time, NOAA has thrown its hat into the ring with El Niño at the center. Chances for havoc are up.

NOAA scientists say July 2023 ranks as the hottest month since it’s been keeping record — 174 years.

Here are the most prominent technologies making strides in agriculture and saving farms by protecting harvest production and profit margins.