All posts tagged "citrus"

The Asian citrus psyllid(ACP) and the disease it carries represent perhaps the worst threat to the California...

Stephen Futch, Ph.D., Extension Agent, Multi-County with the University of Florida citrus research and education center in...

Satellites obtain data from your field. This data can be used to understand the value of your...

The global orange market is in crisis, with the average annual growth rates over the last 2...

Depending on how one counts there are more than 200 shows for the fresh produce Business in...

At the London Produce Show I met energetic founder of the Great Fruit Adventure Max MacGillivray. He...

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers have found a new way to detect immature citrus 83 percent of the time, which lets growers know where to apply fertilizer and water and perhaps save on labor costs for the $10.9 billion a year Florida industry. By detecting green, immature...

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists this summer plan to field-test a new trap designed to disrupt the mating of Asian citrus psyllids. These pinhead-sized invasive insects transmit citrus greening, a devastating citrus disease also called “Huanglongbing.” Many insect traps use pheromones—chemical attractants—to control crop-damaging insects. At low concentrations, pheromones lure the pests...

Ready for the gift season the new edition of the Fruit World Map will be available. The map...

by: Pam Eubanks Senior Editor, Your Observer EAST COUNTY — Janet Mixon looks out on rows and...