On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks about laurel wilt disease, which affects trees such as redbay, avocado, sassafras and other related members of the laurel family. The spread of this disease could be devastating to Florida’s avocado industry.
More information is available online by clicking on Laurel Wilt.
To view a video about laurel wilt, click on Slowing the Spread.
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