Special Week for Peanut Industry

Dan April 9, 2018 Peanuts

There is a big event taking place, which Tyron Spearman says makes this a special week for the peanut industry.

Preparing Citrus Groves for Cold Fronts
By Muhammad A. Shahid, Shahid Iqbal and Davie Kadyampakeni As temperatures begin to drop across citrus-growing regions, now is the time for growers to prepare their groves for potential freeze events. Citrus trees, especially young plantings, are susceptible to cold temperatures. Damage from a single freeze event can result in canopy dieback, fruit loss and […]
Record Brazilian Sprouting Increases HLB Risk
The first half of November saw the most sprouting ever observed in Brazilian citrus by the Psyllid Alert, reaching 37.4%. This scenario raises an alarm for citrus growers, since the increase in sprouting is directly linked to the growth of the psyllid population, the insect vector of huanglongbing (HLB) disease. HLB is also known as […]