Alabama Landowners Can Apply for Drought Funding

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama wants to remind landowners impacted by last year’s extreme drought that you have until July 28, 2017, to apply for funding.

China’s Orange and OJ Production to Increase
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) has forecast China’s orange and orange juice (OJ) production and trade levels for the 2025–26 season. ORANGES China’s orange production is forecast at 7.68 million metric tons (MMT), up slightly from the prior season’s 7.62 MMT. Oranges are grown on 816,500 hectares. China is expected […]
Study Shows Performance of New Rootstocks
A recent article provides estimates for the performance of Valencia orange grafted on new hybrid citrus rootstock cultivars developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS). These estimates can help growers decide which rootstocks to plant in HLB-endemic regions. Authors of the article are Ariel Singerman of the University of Florida Institute of […]