Proposed Budget Cuts Would Affect Peanut Industry

The proposed budget numbers released by the Trump administration would include cuts that affect the peanut industry. Tyron Spearman has the details.

Five Keys to Successful Citrus Degreening
By Mark A. Ritenour Many Florida citrus varieties reach legal maturity before developing the bright orange or yellow peel color consumers expect. As a result, fresh-market fruit often require degreening, a postharvest process that exposes harvested fruit to low concentrations of ethylene gas, a natural plant hormone that promotes chlorophyll breakdown and allows underlying yellow […]
Greening Growth Rate in Brazil Slows to Nine-Year Low
The 2026 citrus disease incidence survey conducted by Fundecitrus shows that greening affected 48.08% of orange trees in Brazil’s Citrus Belt spanning São Paulo and the Triângulo/Southwest Minas Gerais regions. This is a 0.9% increase compared to 2025, when the incidence rate was 47.63%. The rise was just 0.45% — significantly lower than the 3.28% […]