Bactericides Survey Needs Citrus Growers

By |2018-11-13T08:52:20-05:00July 7th, 2016|Agriculture, Business|

Florida’s citrus growers got some help in the fight against citrus greening (HLB) in March of 2016 when the EPA approved the emergency use exemption for bactericides. Through the Section 18 exemption, growers were given access to three different brand name products, Mycoshield, FireLine 17WP and FireWall 50WP, to use against citrus greening. Bactericides are [...]

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Honey Bees and Veterans: A Winning Combination

By |2018-11-13T08:52:20-05:00June 25th, 2016|Agriculture, Community, Education|

The importance of honey bees as pollinators of our country’s food supplies cannot be understated. A special program in Louisiana will see honey bees getting a leg up from another group important to our country: military veterans. A partnership between a USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) lab and the Louisiana Armed Forces Foundation (LaAFF) will [...]

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Florida Citrus Nurseries Try HLB-Free Growing Under Nets

By |2016-06-17T23:42:13-04:00June 17th, 2016|Agriculture, Business|

There are many different innovations and treatments that are being tested by the Florida citrus industry for dealing with HLB, or citrus greening. One interesting concept is about to be put to real-life testing in two different Central Florida locations: Citrus Undercover Production Systems, or CUPS. A Florida Grower article details the efforts of two [...]

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The Importance of Ag Education

By |2016-05-31T20:04:04-04:00May 24th, 2016|Agriculture, Business, Education|

Agriculture is in need of warm bodies in the industry, with vacancies in the scientific and technical side of agricultural employment growing rapidly. It’s one reason why ag education is so important. Traditional ag education classes that pair with organizations like 4-H, Future Farmers of America and others—both in and out of public school classrooms—are [...]

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Florida’s Prolific Ag Pests

By |2018-11-13T08:52:20-05:00May 17th, 2016|Agriculture, Business|

Florida agriculture may be one of the strongest in the nation, but the tropical climate, abundant sunshine and plentiful rains (barring drought!) that created a land so favorable to agriculture also welcome a lion’s share of pests and pathogens to attack the fruits of The Sunshine State’s labors (and the vegetables, nuts, livestock and so [...]

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Latest Florida Citrus Season Seems Ripe for Success

By |2018-11-13T08:52:20-05:00May 13th, 2016|Agriculture, Business|

It’s common knowledge that Florida’s citrus industry is in the fight of its life. The industry has been fighting against HLB—also known as citrus greening—for a decade, and things aren’t going too well. However, the last few months have seen some successes that seem to indicate this year’s Florida citrus season is poised for good [...]

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Florida School Gardens Growing Ag in the Classroom

By |2018-11-13T08:52:22-05:00May 2nd, 2016|Agriculture, Community, Education|

According to the statistics, school gardens are NOT too cool for school, as a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) review counts about 1,300 school gardens growing in The Sunshine State alone. A recent study by Karla Shelnutt, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension nutrition specialist and Associate [...]

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Celebrating Lovely Trees on Arbor Day

By |2016-05-31T10:51:35-04:00April 29th, 2016|Agriculture, Community|

“I think that I shall never see/ A poem lovely as a tree…” So goes the first two lines of poet Joyce Kilmer’s 1914 poem “Trees,” an homage that could be the official verse of Arbor Day. Originally set aside to encourage the planting of trees in the 1800s—a practice that is as old as civilization [...]

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Help Pollinators and Ag With a Window Box

By |2016-04-13T13:18:00-04:00March 28th, 2016|Agriculture, Community, Education|

It’s no secret that pollinators are of vital importance to the country’s agriculture industry, and most people have heard that many pollinators—such as honeybees and Monarch butterflies—are in trouble. Similarly, those pollinators that aren’t experiencing troubles like reduced numbers or documented colony collapses are needed to take up the slack of those that are in [...]

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Cover Crops Offer Bang for Your Agriculture Buck

By |2016-03-30T14:25:53-04:00March 21st, 2016|Agriculture, Business|

Cover crops have grown quickly in esteem in the agriculture industry, and for good reason: they offer a lot of advantages on the farm and the ranch both. While cover crops have many benefits, like most things in agriculture, they do take some time and effort to reap all the rewards they offer. […]

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