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Winning for Florida Waters: Tater Farms Recognized for Conservation Efforts
By Frank Giles|December 4, 2021 Deborah Tannenbaum, Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture (right), presents Eric Hjort, Tater Farms General Manager, with the Commissioner’s Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award at a special breakfast during the recent Florida Farm Bureau Convention.
Citrus Achievement Award Winner Talks New Varieties and COVID-19 Lessons Learned
By Frank Giles|July 19, 2021 Larry Black was named Florida Grower’s 2021 Citrus Achievement Award winner. Photo by Frank Giles This the first installment of four special Q&A features honoring Larry Black, the 2021 Florida Grower Citrus Achievement Award winner. He is VP and General Manager of Ft. Meade, FL-based Peace River Packing Co. Are you experimenting with any of the newer citrus varieties?
Quarantine State: California Prohibits Introduction of Spotted Lanternfly
Posted by Thomas Skernivitz|July 16, 2021 (Photo credit: Dana Rhodes Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture) A state exterior quarantine has been declared by the California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to prohibit the introduction of the spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, into the state. Spotted lanternfly was first detected in North American in 2014 in Pennsylvania and has now spread to nine states.
How Hundley Farms Places a Priority on Nutrient Management
By Frank Giles|January 30, 2021 Tim Stein (right), an agronomist with Wedgworth’s, Inc. consults with Eric Hopkins (left) and others at Hundley Farms to fine-tune nutrient applications and stay in compliance with local water regulations in the Everglades Ag Area. Photo courtesy of TFI The Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) is the primary source of winter vegetables for the Eastern U.S. It also is home to Hundley Farms, a third-generation family farm that has been in business there since 1969.
What Are Florida Citrus Growers Planting?
By Frank Giles|January 18, 2021 Florida citrus growers understand that planting trees is a critical element securing the industry’s future success. According to the Florida Grower® magazine 2020-2021 Citrus Industry Pulse Survey, growers are taking that message to heart. More than 70% of survey respondents indicate they are actively replanting citrus trees. But what are they planting? See the image to the left for what our survey revealed.
Challenge Builds To Protect Florida Citrus Interests From Unfair Trade
By Mike Sparks|January 16, 2021 Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) is in communication with Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Kessler at the U.S. Department of Commerce following up on our field testimony on the USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement) earlier last year. We wanted Kessler to understand our issues and keep Florida citrus top of mind. We all know the problem is cheap Mexican OJ imports flowing into the U.S., increasing inventories and depressing grower returns.
Why Citrus Variety Evaluations Are Hitting a Virtual Wall
By Peter Chaires|November 9, 2020 Throwback photo from when citrus variety displays were held in person. The pandemic has put a big squeeze on this type of key evaluation. Photo by Paul Rusnak Virtual communications platforms, though tiresome, have certainly enabled business communications to continue and, in some cases, foster more effective and inclusive dialogue than the “old-fashioned” face-to-face meetings.
Industrial Hemp Planting Tips for Florida Growers
Posted by Growing Produce Staff|November 7, 2020 Hemp plants growing at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education center in Homestead, FL. Photo by Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS At long last, you can now legally grow industrial hemp in Florida. The Florida Department of Agriculture started issuing licenses in April for cultivation. The agency says about 600 growers have been licensed to grow hemp in the state.
(We Won’t Back Down … ) Stand Your Ground for Agriculture | Growing Produce
What do Wonder Woman, Tom Petty, Dr. Kevin Folta, CCAs (certified crop advisers), and you have in common? There’s a thrilling fight scene in the movie where Wonder Woman charges into the fray, shield up, drawing the fire so others can charge forward and win the battleground.
Minding Mosaic: Trust Is A Precious Commodity | Growing Produce
The summer of 2016 was a scary time for Florida. If you only knew what you read in the headlines or saw on the newscasts, you’d think everyone in Florida this summer was scared or mad over circumstances beyond their control.
A Polk Perspective: Florida's families depend on a healthy attitude toward biotech
As the mother of two teenage daughters, there's plenty for me to worry about. One growing concern, based on what I've seen over my 26-year career in agriculture, is what kind of future they're going to have if activists block advances in the application of biotechnology. Florida needs this technology to fight diseases in agriculture like citrus greening or in humans like the deadly Zika virus.
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