There are important upcoming events that offer educational opportunities for Florida citrus growers. Knowledge is an important part of being in Florida citrus, today more than ever. Citrus growers [...]
Meet the latest winners of FDACS’s Florida Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award for 2021. Every year, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) awards the Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award to recognize [...]
Scientists with the University of California (UC) Riverside look to use a disease like a Trojan horse for combating citrus greening. Citrus yellow vein disease was discovered over six [...]
Citrus Extension agent Chris Oswalt shared management tips for citrus leafminer and citrus canker for Florida citrus growers. There’s a connection between citrus leafminer (CLM) and citrus canker, according to multi-county citrus [...]
Nominate a woman in agriculture for the 2021 Woman of the Year in Agriculture Award by August 1st. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and Ag Commissioner Nikki [...]
The Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s annual meeting looked at newly supported citrus greening research. While Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) Chief Financial Officer Rick Dantzler said that the Florida citrus industry [...]
Know what to look for to ensure you’re buying quality feed when buying hay to supplement your livestock’s diet. Buying quality feed is an important consideration when you need [...]
Nutrient leaching means you are losing money, says UF/IFAS Northeast Extension District Director. Florida’s typical sandy has benefits for growers, including ease of tillage and early production, but it [...]
See the do’s and don’ts for weed control in citrus groves from a UF/IFAS weed scientist during a recent UF/IFAS virtual seminar. Controlling weeds is important consideration for any [...]
UF/IFAS researchers are studying different automated systems to deliver therapeutics targeting citrus greening in citrus. A UF/IFAS project in automated systems to deliver therapeutics in citrus is in its [...]
Join us in congratulating Larry Black, VP and GM of Peace River Packing, as the 2021 Citrus Achievement Award Winner. Florida Grower has awarded the 2021 Citrus Achievement Award [...]
The UF/IFAS Tip of the Week shares information on managing citrus root weevils in citrus groves. Citrus root weevils are an insect that has a soilborne larvae stage that [...]
Explore the USDA webinars for livestock producers to learn about and use AMS livestock mandatory reporting data. May is National Beef Month, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) [...]
Explore the various research studies being conducted into combating citrus greening and helping the citrus industry. There are many different avenues of research into combating citrus greening currently underway. [...]
Researchers with Penn State and the USDA have developed a new test for early citrus greening detection. Scientists with Penn State and the USDA have developed a test using [...]
The 2021 Florida Citrus Show saw UC Riverside geneticist Hailing Jin discussing the research into the stable antimicrobial peptide (SAMP). Florida citrus growers have a lot to think about [...]
See recommendations on fruit drop in Florida groves from a UF/IFAS horticulturalist studying the issue. Fruit drop has developed into a significant issue in the last few years, and [...]
Researchers with UF/IFAS have found a benign bacteria biocontrol that can be used as a new tool to fight citrus greening. Researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food [...]
A Maryland-based company that successfully achieved CTV tree vaccination in the lab has citrus greening in its crosshairs. In April of this year, Silvec Biologics, a company founded by [...]
UF/IFAS researchers and others presented on sap analysis for citrus at a virtual seminar for Florida citrus growers. Florida citrus growers were introduced to monitoring tree nutrient content via [...]
