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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …
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 …
Commissioner Putnam on Oriental Fruit Fly Infestation
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam held a press conference today to address the recent infestation of the Oriental fruit fly in Miami-Dade County. Commissioner Putnam declared a state of agricultural emergency last week due to the outbreak of the flies. The Oriental fruit fly is considered one of the most serious of the world’s fruit fly pests due to …
Peanut Tour Visits Green Peanut Business
During the 2015 Georgia Peanut Tour last week, participants got to visit and learn about several different aspects of the peanut industry. One of the tour stops was at Rolling Hills Farm in Colquitt, Georgia, where Vic Fleet is doing a little something different with his peanut crop. Fleet has around 1000 acres of irrigated peanuts, and he uses 12 …
Georgia Peanut Tour Wraps Up
The 29th annual Georgia Peanut Tour wrapped up last week, after participants spent three days touring southwest Georgia. They learned about about every aspect of the peanut industry, from planting, all the way through to food and seed production. We sat down with Dr. Scott Monfort, one of the Georgia Peanut Tour committee members, for an overview of this years …