Citrus Industry E-news: Putnam on the Bee Issue; HLB Production Systems

Tacy Callies September 19, 2013 Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

This week’s issue of the Citrus Industry E-news Exclusive includes a report from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and a summary of a Citrus Expo seminar on production systems for HLB, among other topics. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue.

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