Florida RCPP Proposal Deadline is Friday

Dan April 19, 2017 Environment, Florida

Here is a reminder from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida that this Friday, April 21, is the deadline for conservation partners in Florida to submit pre-proposals for fiscal year 2018 funding through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

Citrus Biotechnology and Sustainability Addressed at Conference
Fundecitrus researcher Nelson Wulff discussed his organization’s efforts against citrus greening in Brazil during the recent IFAMA 2025 (International Food and Agribusiness Management Association) world conference. The event took place in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. Wulff spoke about Fundecitrus’ research focused on combating greening and controlling its vector in orchards. His presentation occurred during his […]
The Potential of Trunk Injection for Fresh Market Citrus
By John M. Chater Citrus tree trunk injection of antibiotics has been recently and widely used in Florida. The success of oxytetracycline (OTC) in sweet orange to mitigate huanglongbing (HLB or citrus greening) disease has been documented by the laboratory of Ute Albrecht, associate professor at the University of Florida. Some results suggest that OTC […]