Southeast Peach Prices Soar with Small Crop

Blooming trees hurt by freezing temperatures; some growers suffered significant loses.

On early varieties, some growers lost as much as half their crops.

The Peach State experiences extreme growth in production of blueberries in the last 20 years.

They receive USDA grant to work with company to measure effectiveness of Internet-based devices in growing pecans.

Naturipe adds a second facility to its fresh and value-added processing capabilities.

Prices fluctuate year-to-year, but even as the category becomes more mainstream, the market premium for organic apples is holding strong. USDA-Economic Research Service numbers for Atlanta and San Francisco, for example, show a steady increase in organic prices — especially in comparison to their conventional counterparts — over the last four years.

In 1961, with the support of President John F. Kennedy, the U.S. Congress declared that “a principal objective […]

Sheriff’s departments across the state of Georgia have been seeing reports of nut crimes for the past several […]