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Are You Ready for the Migration of Hummingbirds

Cathy Isom lets us know when we can expect the migration of hummingbirds again, and how to keep them around. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. With the arrival of Spring and blooming flowers our little flying friends, the Hummingbirds, are sure to follow. Depending on where you live, you’ve probably already seen a few outside …

CITRUS NURSERY SOURCE: Moving From Creation to Adoption
By Peter Chaires Growers and nurserymen have come to understand that citrus breeding is a continuum. It can’t be turned on and off like a light switch. Though priorities of emphasis, available techniques, tools and technologies may change, large shifts in breeding objectives take time and can produce delays and inefficiencies. Making crosses is a […]
CUPS and IPCs Spotlighted at Field Day
In the long battle against HLB, there have been no tactics as successful at safeguarding citrus trees as protective screen. Citrus under protective screen (CUPS) structures can exclude the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and HLB from entire blocks, while individual protective covers (IPCs) can keep individual trees free of HLB for the critical first few […]