Lack of Rural Broadband Slowing Farmer Adoption of New Technologies

Dan July 14, 2017 Technology

Experts say there’s no shortage of digital data hardware for farmers, but it’s not much good without broadband to carry the data. USDA’s Gary Crawford has more on this.

Biological Control: A Significant Component of Citrus IPM
By Jawwad A. Qureshi All citrus pests in Florida have natural enemies, although some are more effective at biological control than others. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researchers have been studying the activity and impact of natural enemies on pest infestations in traditional open production systems and protected systems such […]
Soil Sampling Is Key to Cold-Hardy Citrus Fertilization
Soil sampling is one of two keys to building a good citrus fertilization program in North Florida and South Georgia, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researchers wrote recently. The authors are Muhammad A. Shahid, assistant professor of horticulture, and postdoc scholar Shahid Iqbal, both with the North Florida Research and […]