Finding Labor to Inspect Peanuts

Efforts are underway to secure enough folks to inspect peanuts during this year’s harvest. Tyron Spearman has the story.

Sneak Peek: August 2026 Citrus Industry
The Citrus Industry section of the August issue of Specialty Crop Grower magazine features practical production advice, a new variety resource, citrus marketing insights and more. The section opens with a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) article explaining crop load management and alternate bearing in citrus. Fernando Alferez and Muhammad […]
Assessing Citrus Varieties for Peel Benefits
Many people throw away citrus peels because they are too bitter to eat raw, but this outer layer of the fruit’s skin is a rich source of many sought-after beneficial compounds. The peel is in demand for companies seeking to use those compounds for health and pharmaceutical products. Christina Dorado, lead scientist and chemist at […]