UF/IFAS Research Team Locates Cogongrass-Eating Insect
A UF/IFAS research team found a natural enemy of cogongrass on the other side of the world. A pervasive weed in Florida and the southeastern U.S., cogongrass, may [...]
A UF/IFAS research team found a natural enemy of cogongrass on the other side of the world. A pervasive weed in Florida and the southeastern U.S., cogongrass, may [...]
A UF/IFAS researcher is looking at how micronutrients can help in the fight against HLB. Everyone is looking for a way to beat HLB, also called citrus greening. [...]
As California joins the fight against citrus greening, they believe they have a trio of citrus trees that could hold the key to beating the disease. Citrus greening, [...]
See what factors lead to citrus freeze damage and what symptoms to look for. It’s that time of year when severe freezes could affect citrus trees, causing citrus freeze [...]
Find the details of the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) final rule from the FDA that started at the beginning of the New Year. If you have livestock, then [...]
Read a Q&A about the bactericide Oxytetracycline, marketed under the name Mycoshield. Bactericides are the talk of the citrus industry in Florida. Citrus growers have been watching the [...]
Citrus growers are looking for anything that will help in the fight against citrus greening, also known as HLB, but it looks as if soil microbial amendments aren’t one [...]
CHMAs have been shown to offer benefits, but Florida citrus growers seem reluctant to participate. In the first half of this two-part blog, we looked at the evidence that [...]
Take some time to make a few resolutions for your agribusiness—and plan how you’re going to keep them—going into 2017. Making changes is never easy; it’s one reason [...]
As cold weather approaches, Florida’s citrus growers turn to the Florida Automated Weather Network’s suite of tools. FAWN tools, as they’re know, were the topic of the day at [...]
Psyllid spraying was the topic du jour at a recent citrus health management area workshop in Immokalee. The workshop was organized by Ron Hamel, the Gulf Citrus Growers Association’s Executive Vice [...]
There are many incentive programs available for replanting or renovation of new citrus groves in Florida at the moment. Citrus greening, also known as HLB, has done a great [...]
Citrus Nutrition was front and center at the Citrus Nutrition Day at the Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC) in Lake Alfred, FL. Improving citrus nutrition is one of [...]
Florida’s citrus growers are struggling with low harvest numbers and the high cost of inputs, and they’re looking for help wherever they can get it. The latest assistance came [...]
Early detection of citrus greening, also known as HLB, is part of any program aimed at keeping the citrus tree as productive as possible for as long as possible. [...]
Cattle reproduction is an area that requires a lot of knowledge to make it successful and cost-efficient, and it’s an area that greatly impacts the success of any cow-calf [...]
It’s likely that you’ve heard the following statistical forecast in the recent past: the Florida citrus industry needs to plant 20 million trees in the next decade to support [...]
Harvest season is well under way in most states, but harvest time is an occurrence that happens pretty much full-time in Florida. Whether you’re in the middle of your [...]
September 18th to the 24th is National Farm Safety and Health Week, and it’s a good time to make sure farm safety is a top priority at your operation. [...]
The University of Florida is a leading agriculture college, thanks in part to research-based tools such as the one developed for the strawberry industry. The web tool was created [...]