A Day in the Life of a UF/IFAS Extension Agent: Juanita Popenoe

Daniel Cooper Citrus, Industry News Release, Research

When growers in Central Florida need help with an alternative crop to citrus, they turn to Juanita Popenoe. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension agent spends her days helping farmers who are looking for options to diversify their groves impacted by citrus greening disease. “Since citrus greening has hit the industry so hard, citrus …