A fourth Florida grower-fertilizer service provider has been honored as a winner of the Fertilizer Institute’s 4R Advocate Award. Griffin Fertilizer was honored when we and our grower partner [...]
The 2019 4R Advocates—including another Florida duo—are honored for their outstanding use of fertilizer management practices. In 2018, Griffin Fertilizer’s Rob Watson was one half of the grower/retailer pairs [...]
See how Florida’s soils stack up to the definition of healthy soils, and how it impacts Florida citrus in light of citrus greening. Healthy soils are the basis of [...]
See the details of research into Homobrassinolides hormones as a treatment against citrus greening, also known as HLB. Researchers are looking for any treatment or application that will [...]
A UF/IFAS researcher maintains that two micronutrients could prove helpful in treating citrus trees affected by citrus greening. Citrus greening, also known as HLB, continues to take its [...]
Explore how strawberry productivity can be improved by managing soil health. Soil health is an important aspect of strawberry production. According to a GrowingProduce.com article, “The chemical, physical, [...]
See the trends revealed in a nutritional survey completed by Florida citrus growers. A recent Citrus Industry article outlines the most recent takeaways from a nutritional survey completed [...]
See how soil fertility through long-term manure applications affects different crops. This last year saw three interesting research studies on soil fertility, according to a Growing Produce article. [...]
See how nutrient use efficiency is changed for different nutrients by soil acidity. Soil health is a complex issue that goes beyond the “big three” nutrients. Soil acidity is [...]
Florida citrus grower Glenn Beck and Griffin Fertilizer’s Rob Watson are recognized for their efforts in nutrient stewardship. The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Award recipients have been announced, and among [...]
A new tool is aimed at fighting P fixation. Growers are getting a new ally in the fight against Phosphorus fixation, called P fixation, according to an article [...]
One Florida growing company is finding success planting high-density citrus. A recent Florida Citrus Mutual conference saw the presentation of the high numbers of a high-density citrus operation. According [...]
Florida growers can look into these five crops to expand their operations. Florida growers have one of the broadest range of crops available to grow of any state. [...]
Read what FL grower Citrus Achievement Award Winner Ed Pines has to say about getting the most out of growing citrus under a protective screening. Any development that [...]
Hops research is still on-going at UF/IFAS for use in Florida agriculture. Back in the fall of 2016, the story of research into growing hops in the Sunshine [...]
Explore options for promoting nutrient cycling in your grazing lands. Supplementing cattle feed with forages is an important part of any Florida cattle operation, but ranchers could be [...]
A look at the effectiveness in using monesin in beef cattle grazing low-quality forages. In Florida, warm-season grasses can be of low quality, a factor that can negatively impact animal [...]
Don’t miss the free Forages Field Day, May 12th in Kenansville, Florida. Looking to increase your know-how and improve your operation’s forage capabilities? Then don’t miss the Forages [...]
Study shows bumblebees increase blueberry yields. It’s well understood that bees are vital to many crops, but it’s long been the role of honeybees as pollinators that has [...]
Florida’s citrus industry isn’t the only one with a decreasing citrus crop; the latest numbers out of Brazil show a shrinking crop. The latest numbers for Brazil’s citrus [...]
