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Georgia Peanut Tour Visits Grady County
One of the stops on the 29th annual Georgia Peanut Tour was at John Harrell’s farm in north Grady County. With Georgia being the number one state in peanuts, research is extremely important and John has been serving on the research committee for the National Peanut Board for the past six years. We sat down with him and talked about …
How Deep Is Your Well?
Every citrus grower knows the importance of irrigation, and for irrigation, you usually need a well. What growers don’t always consider is how the depth of their well affects the quality of their water. Kelly Morgan, professor of soil and water science at the University of Florida, explained that well depth affects the amount of bicarbonates in the water. He …
Peanut Tour Learns about Probiotic Peanut Butter
During the “Peanut Hot Topics” night of the 2015 Georgia Peanut Tour, Dr. Dick Phillips spoke about the fate of probiotics in peanut butter. Dr. Phillips is a professor emeritus with the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Georgia Griffin campus. We spoke with him about how the idea for probiotic peanut butter came about. Download …
University of Florida’s Gator Citrus Club
The Gator Citrus Club is a University of Florida club comprised of students and faculty with a passion for citrus. The club aims to teach members about the intricacies of the citrus industry so they can help to better inform the public of the industry’s issues. AgNet Media’s Gary Cooper caught up with the head of the Gator Citrus Club, …
Peanut Proud Still Celebrating Peanut Industry
In light of the recent sentencing of the former Peanut Corporation of America CEO for his involvement in a salmonella outbreak in 2009, in Blakely, Georgia, it’s nice to be reminded that something good came from all of that. The Peanut Proud Festival started as a simple way to show everyone that Blakely was still proud of its booming peanut …
Root Health: Calcium Nitrate and HLB
Arnold Schumann, University of Florida professor of soil and water sciences, specializes in crop nutrition and commented on the relationship between calcium and HLB-infected trees. Calcium deficiencies have been correlated to the presence of Liberibacter in citrus trees. Calcium nitrate moves upward through the roots in the xylem, and as HLB causes root damage, it creates calcium deficiency. One of …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Oriental Fruit Fly Update; Preparing for Avian Flu
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes concerns about a recent Oriental fruit fly infestation , as well as a story on preparing for the potential re-emergence of avian influenza. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …
Farm Labor Supervisor Training Program
The University of Florida and IFAS Extension are hosting the 2015 Farm Labor Supervisor Training Program. The program consists of 10 courses that will be taught at four different locations across Florida. Supervisors will receive certificates of attendance for each class they attend. Dr. Fritz Roka at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center provides more details on the training. …
Peanut Tour Learns about Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center
During the 29th annual Georgia Peanut Tour last week, participants listened to several lectures during the “Peanut Hot Topics” night. One of the speakers was Dr. Kirk Kealey, the director of the University of Georgia (UGA) Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center, or FoodPIC, as they like to call it. The FoodPIC is located at the UGA Griffin campus, and …