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Senate Passes Food-Safety Legislation
Growers Could Benefit from FDACS Marketing Program
Ag Pest and Disease Introductions Increasing in Florida
Psyllid Populations in the Americas are Genetically Distinct
New Park Memorializes Citrus Professor Mack
Major Fire at Former Lykes-Pasco Citrus Plant
A Texan’s View of the Florida Citrus Industry
DPI Auditorium Renamed for Citrus Veteran Jim Heidegger
UF/IFAS Leaders Meet with Ag Commissioner Elect Putnam
California Citrus Survives Cold Snap
Peru Citrus Yield to See Continued Growth
FROM THE FIELD
Buckhorning HLB Trees May Help Citrus Growers
Listen here to reports in which University of Florida researcher Bob Rouse tells why he’s buckhorning HLB-infected trees, how he’s feeding them, and what growers might get out of his research.
Hot Citrus Item for the Holidays
Florida Citrus Packers Executive Vice President Richard Kinney tells how big the Thanksgiving-to-Christmas season is for fresh fruit shippers and what the “hot item” is. Get the information here.
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Food Safety for Florida Citrus
Food safety has become a huge issue for citrus growers and other agriculturists. In the first three reports, University of Florida assistant professor Tim Spann discusses Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) that the citrus industry is working on to show it has strong food safety programs. The fourth report is about a workshop that can help individual growers set up their own food-safety plans. Listen to the reports here.
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January 7-10, 2011, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Dec. 6 Forum on Expanding the U.S. Biofuels Market, Osceola County Extension Services Building, Kissimmee, contact info@FloridaFeedstockGrowers.com
Highlands County Citrus Extension events, Bert J. Harris Jr. Agricultural Center, Sebring, contact Tim Hurner at 863-402-6540 or plowboy@ufl.edu for details:
Dec. 7 Highlands RUP Training Workshop and Exams
Dec. 8 Highlands Citrus Grower Forum
Dec. 8 Dr. Jack Payne and “The Future of IFAS,” Lake County Extension Office, Tavares
Dec. 9 Citrus Research and Development Foundation board of directors meeting, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred
Dec. 11 Citrus Fun Shoot 2010/13th Annual Sporting Clays Tournament, Quail Creek Plantation, Okeechobee
Jan. 8-10 Ag Connect Expo, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta
Jan. 28 Building Your Own Farm’s Food Safety Manual and Plan Workshop, Sumter County Extension Office, Bushnell, contact Sarah White at 386-362-1725 ext. 102 or sewhite@ufl.edu
Jan 28 Pre-AGRItunity 2011 Farm Tours
Jan. 29 AGRItunity 2011, West Central Florida Agricultural Center, Bushnell
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