Florida NRCS Water Quality Initiative Deadline Coming Up

Randall Weiseman June 17, 2013 Florida, USDA-NRCS

Florida NRCS District Conservationist Mary Jane Nelson reminds producers in selected watersheds that they still have until this Friday, June 21, to apply for cost share assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service National Water Quality Initiative.

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Planting Cold-Hardy Citrus in Florida
Muhmmad Shahid and Shahid Iqbal recently provided advice on planting cold-hardy citrus in Florida. Shahid is an assistant professor of horticulture/fruit physiologist, and Iqbal is a postdoctoral scholar in horticultural sciences, both at the University of Florida North Florida Research and Education Center. Edited excerpts from their article in the Cold Hardy Citrus Connection follow: […]
Phytophthora: A Complex Problem
While the recent Florida Citrus Growers’ Institute presentations focused mainly on HLB, other topics were addressed, including phytophthora root rot. This disease has become more problematic in recent years. Megan Dewdney, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences associate professor of plant pathology, spoke on the topic. She noted that phytophthora already is […]

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