Technical Articles Abound In July Citrus Industry Magazine

Dan Citrus, Florida

The July issue of Citrus Industry magazine is packed with technical articles valuable for citrus growers. They include information about the way the Asian citrus psyllid acquires HLB, potential microirrigation system emitter clogging problems and maintenance procedures to avoid them, an updated copper application scheduler, pomegranates as an alternate crop, and changes in the orange juice marketplace. The July issue …

Citrus Researcher Provides Updates On Nutritionals And HLB

Dan Citrus, Florida

University of Florida horticulturist Tim Spann was among those providing updates on foliar nutrition programs and HLB at the recent international HLB conference in Orlando. In these reports, Spann tells how well HLB-infected groves have performed when treated with nutritionals, and says there’s nothing to prove nutritionals won’t maintain productivity indefinitely. Download Audio Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with …

Food Safety A Major Consideration For Florida’s Citrus Industry

Dan Citrus, Florida

Food safety has become a huge issue in recent years for citrus growers and other agriculturists. In the first three reports, University of Florida assistant professor Tim Spann discusses Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) that the citrus industry is working on to show it has strong food safety programs. The fourth report is about a workshop that can help individual growers …