Aquaculture Funding Assited AL Producers at the Right Time

Randall Weiseman September 2, 2009 Alabama, General, Specialty Crops

Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks says that USDA’s recent funding for the Aquaculture Industry came at a very critical time.

Pruning Young Citrus Trees
Pruning is an important management tactic that cold-hardy citrus growers need to implement, especially during the early stages of tree development. Fernando Alferez, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) citrus horticulturist, discussed pruning during the Cold-Hardy Citrus Field Day and Workshop in Quincy on Oct. 1. “Pruning is important because […]
Prolong Tree Health by Combining Covers and Brassinosteroids
As every Florida citrus grower knows, it has been difficult to grow trees and fruit profitably since huanglongbing (HLB) disease was discovered in the state in 2005. Soon after the disease was discovered, officials determined it couldn’t be eradicated largely because the Asian citrus psyllids (ACP) that spread it showed up years earlier and were […]