Josh Mays presents at SE Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savanna
Triest is representing at the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah, GA. Stop by the Caneberry Education session in room 200/201 at 9:30-10:00AM to listen to Karen Blaedow with NC State University and our own Josh Mays present on Raspberry Annual Production Systems. It will be an overview of a new annual production system for raspberry that is in development that you won't want to miss.
Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah, GA
Look for Triest Ag in booth #701 at the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah, GA later this week, January 9-11th. Triest Representitives be there ready to talk about what soil health, irrigation, ag technology, grafted plants, and plant nutrition look like for your 2025 plans.
Growers in South Carolina are prepping their Peach Orchards now
Growers in South Carolina are prepping their peach orchards now, ahead of spring plantings in April. While growers do have nematode-resistant rootstock options, Root-Knot nematodes are still a huge threat for peaches in South Carolina.
Opportunities in Pecans
The TriCal Group recently hosted a meeting and had Samantha McLeod, Executive Director of the Georgia Pecan Growers Association and Editor of Pecan Grower Magazine speak to us and share information about the U.S. and Georgia pecan market. We’d like to thank Samantha again for her time and for sharing with us.
Georgia's Top Agricultural Commodities:
- Cotton — $974 million
- Peanuts — $783 million
- Feed Corn — $440 million
- Hay — $191 million
- Pecans — $184 million
- Sweet Corn — $169 million
- Blueberries — $156 million
- Melons — $135 million
- Peppers — $51 million
- Cabbage — $48 million
- Tobacco — $31 million
- Snap Beans — $29 million
- Cucumbers — $28 million
- Wheat — $27 million
- Squash — $20 million
- Peaches — $11 million
- Oats — $4 million (source: USDA)