Spinach is Back

Randall Weiseman October 2, 2006 Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Popeye’s favorite is back on the store shelves but work continues on making sure this never happens again. Report (1:00 wma)

Farm Service Agency Resumes Core Operations
Approximately 2,100 U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency county offices on Oct. 23 resumed core operations during the government shutdown. The action is expected to help farmers access $3 billion worth of aid from existing programs. The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) reported that Commodity Credit Corp. programs that fully resumed include: GDA reported […]
Let’s Chat About CUPS
Citrus under protective screen (CUPS) continues to spread across the Florida landscape. The practice is allowing growers to produce high-yielding and high-quality fruit. Roughly 1,500 acres are now planted under screen in Florida. MEET CUPSchat Arnold Schumann, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) professor of soil, water and ecosystems sciences, pioneered […]