Earth Day Celebrating 45 Years

Today, April 22, is the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. It’s a nationwide event that started on April 22nd, 1970.

More about the annual event can be found at earthday.org/2015.

Sugar Belles Show Good Production in Georgia Trial
University of Georgia (UGA) County Extension Coordinator Jake Price recently provided an update on a row of Sugar Belles planted at a Georgia research plot in 2018. The Sugar Belle planting originally had 20 trees on four different rootstocks. Each rootstock was replicated five times. The rootstocks used were US-852, US-942, US-897 and Rubidoux. “After […]
China Has Changes in Orange and OJ Production
China, the world’s largest citrus producer, is forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) to produce 7.62 million metric tons (MMT) of oranges in marketing year 2024–25. That’s a slight reduction from prior year production of 7.63 MMT. A range of weather-related issues is threatening orange production, including persistent rain […]

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