Bayer CropScience Attendees Learn About MRL’s

Dan Citrus, Florida

Mike Aerts, FFVA Dir Mktg & MembershipSome citrus growers, especially those who grow fresh fruit for export, are familiar with Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs), which are the amounts of various pesticides allowed in food products in numerous nations. MRLs will eventually be enforced on all citrus products, not just fresh fruit, according to Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association’s (FFVA) Mike Aerts (photo left) who spoke to growers and production managers at a recent Bayer CropScience citrus conference near Orlando. In these reports Aerts explains in more detail.