New Lakota Pecan Variety Looks Promising

Photo by Lenny Wells/UGA: Shows Lakota pecans.

According to Vegetable and Specialty Crop News, "one pecan variety could be a valuable option for producers seeking a low-cost input variety to plant. Lakota is a low-input variety where producers don’t have to spray much to manage it throughout the season. It has thrived in research trials on the University of Georgia (UGA) Tifton campus, according to UGA Cooperative Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells. 'The yields on Lakota have been very impressive.'"

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What will happen to the American blueberry growers?

 

It appears that the commercial American blueberry grower could be put out of business. Charles Hall of the American Blueberry Growers Alliance notes that blueberry imports have grown 2000% from 2009 to 2019. Foreign growers can produce them cheaper with "$10 a day labor." Market prices have dropped. American blueberry growers can't compete. But the International Trade Commission says that isn't a problem.

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On top of that, the Biden administration and the Democrats in Congress want to raise the U.S. minimum wage to $15 per hour.