USDA Budget Proposals Revealed

Congress now has the proposed USDA budget for next fiscal year, and as Gary Crawford reports, some legislative proposals from USDA as well.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has more comments concerning the proposed USDA fiscal year 2018 budget and its legislative proposals.

HLB Quarantine Expansions Impact California Citrus
Effective immediately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced it was expanding the HLB quarantined area in California. The action was made on Sept. 1 in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). APHIS is adding 1 square mile to the Santa Paula quarantined area in […]
Fresh Market Selections for CUPS
By John M. Chater Arnold Schumann, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) professor at the Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC), pioneered the citrus under protective screen (CUPS) production method in Florida. He started his CUPS work over 12 years ago to help provide horticultural tools to growers to continue producing […]