Appointments have been made for a committee of citrus growers who help decide where and how the tens of millions of federal citrus research dollars will be allocated going forward. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke on how this group will aid in an already collaborative process to fight HLB.
The Citrus Disease Subcommittee of National Agricultural Research, Education, Extension & Economics Advisory Board will hold its first meeting May 19-20, 2014. Click here for a complete list of board members.