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Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Conference Ended Last Week
The Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (AFVGA) held its fall conference and tradeshow last week in Clanton, Alabama. This was the first time holding its annual conference in the fall, but the turnout was still high with 225 attendees and 38 vendors. We sat down with the AFVGA president, John Aplin, to get an overview of the conference. Download …
New Research Could Be the Key to HLB
The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) sent out a release today stating that it has developed a new transgenic citrus tree that shows strong resistance to greening. Although it may be a long time until the trees are available commercially, UF/IFAS senior vice president of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Jack Payne, said it’s Sponsored ContentWhat …
FAST TRACK Deadline Approaching
The registration period for FAST TRACK Suite III, featuring four IFAS seedless easy peel tangerine/mandarins will close at 4PM Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Once closed, registration to plant or commercialize these selections will remain closed for Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
California Citrus Mutual Donates $25,000 Toward Biological Control Research on the Asian Citrus Psyllid
From California Citrus Mutual: California Citrus Mutual (CCM) is pleased to announce it has donated $25,000 to the crop sciences department at Cal Poly Pomona for research on Tamarixia radiate, a biological control agent for the Asian citrus psyllid. The Asian citrus psyllid is an invasive insect known to be in California that can carry a deadly citrus disease called …
Citrus Field Day at Bethel Farms
There was a great turnout for the Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association field day at Bethel Farms in Arcadia today. Bethel Farms discussed its involvement with Aqua-Yield technology as part of its fight against the impacts of HLB. Jonathan Brown, senior vice president of production for Bethel Farms, talks about today’s event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …
Chef Justin Timineri
Florida produces a wide variety of agriculture products that can be found on dinner plates around the world. Fresh From Florida works hard to bridge the gap between the farm and your fork. One of the key players in this effort is Chef Justin Timineri, Florida’s culinary ambassador. He spoke with us about his efforts with the Fresh From Florida …
AgNet Media’s Hill Elected NAFB Western Region VP
AgNet West’s very own Farm News Director, Sabrina Hill was elected by her peers to be Vice President of the Western Region of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting during their recent convention in Kansas City, MO. In this office, Sabrina will represent and advocate on behalf of the NAFB members from the Western United States. She was also one …
Citrus Box Tax Critical to HLB Research
Details are beginning to be released to growers and the industry about the upcoming referendum on the box tax that is critical to the Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF). AgNet Media will be featuring news and information about this important process through all our media platforms, so growers can have access to the information regardless of which membership organization(s) …
Choosing Your Thanksgiving Turkey
With so many different labels in the grocery store, it can be hard to figure out which type of turkey to buy for your Thanksgiving feast this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has strict rules for what makes a turkey organic, but what about all the other options? Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …