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50 Years of Fighting the Medfly
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (USDA APHIS) Medfly Program turned 50 years old in…

Natural Resources Conservation Service Unveils New Priorities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating the priorities, motto, mission and vision for its Natural Resources Conservation Service…

Grant Funds Commercialization of Harvesting Robots
The European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program has awarded a €2.5 million grant to Israel’s Nanovel. The company is developing…

Two-Step HLB Defense for Young Trees
A newly published study suggests that the use of individual protective covers (IPCs) followed by monthly applications of homobrassinolide (HBr)…

Understanding Today’s Pesticide Labels
By Danielle S. Williams Editor’s note: This article grants one continuing education unit (CEU) in the Core category toward the renewal…

How Compost Can Improve Soil Health
Soil microbiologist Sarah Strauss kicked off a Biochar and Compost Workshop at the University of Florida Institute of Food and…
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Leverage NRCS Conservation Practice 336 to Improve Soil Health
By Tripti Vashisth, Taylor Livingston and Abhishek Neupane Florida citrus production occurs predominantly on sandy soils that are inherently low…

Early Data on Biofertilizer for HLB-Affected Trees
By Flavia Tabay Zambon and Paulo Eduardo Branco Paiva Florida’s citrus industry has faced severe decline due to huanglongbing (HLB,…

Take a Closer Look at New Varieties at the Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo
For the past several years, John Chater, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences assistant professor of horticultural…

Bamboo Field Day Features the Evolving Industry in Florida
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) hosted a bamboo field day in July at Phillip…

FDA Lowers Minimum Pasteurized OJ Brix Level
Federal officials on July 17 announced a regulatory change lowering the minimum Brix requirement for pasteurized orange juice (OJ) from…

Workshop Focuses on Biochar and Compost
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Citrus Research and Education Center hosted a workshop on biochar…
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