The Florida Citrus Show is a day full of learning, fellowship and fun. The educational seminars includes presentations for all specialty crop growers.
The general session tackles some of the big issues facing growers today, including ag labor, what to expect from the new Trump administration and a grower panel discussing the challenge of citrus greening.
After lunch, breakout sessions will feature citrus and vegetable presentations. Citrus breeders will address new varieties and rootstocks in a panel discussion. Other citrus topics include fertilizer BMPs, optimizing oxytetracycline, an update on citrus under protective screen and alternative trunk-injection therapies.
After the citrus seminars, tours will be given featuring the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Picos Grove, where trunk-injection therapies are being evaluated. Tours of the University of Florida’s Millennium Block will also be available.
The vegetable seminars will address management of virus-vectoring insects, detecting ralstonia in irrigation ponds, microgreen production, a vegetable app that can predict soil moisture and several presentations dedicated to pepper production.
Check out the full program here.
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