UF Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Office of the Senior Vice President Agriculture and Natural Resources Gainesville, FL (09/20/2013)…We write to share with you news about the future of the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC) in Immokalee, Florida. Our hope is to clarify some information and correct some misinformation that is circulating in the community. …
Citrus Industry E-news: Putnam on the Bee Issue; HLB Production Systems
This week’s issue of the Citrus Industry E-news Exclusive includes a report from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and a summary of a Citrus Expo seminar on production systems for HLB, among other topics. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Citrus Expo online coverage sponsored by and Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
Citrus Growers, Beekeepers to Address Pesticide Exposure
Florida beekeepers and citrus growers will meet September 18 in Lake Alfred over potential bee pesticide exposure in citrus groves. The first report provides an overview of the meeting. The second report is an interview with Dennis Howard of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services following his Citrus Expo presentation about pesticide drift. In the interview, Howard briefly …
Report Shows USDA Inspectors Should Focus More on Food Safety
Report reviews USDA’s proposal to modernize poultry inspection system WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 4, 2013 – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today issued its report about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposal to modernize poultry inspection and the pilot program the proposal is based on, known as Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps …
USDA Announces Projects Designed to Improve Farm and Rural Business Energy Efficiency
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for 631 projects across the nation that will help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce their energy consumption and costs according to electrician perth, use renewable energy technologies in their operations and/or conduct Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …
Holmberg Citrus Nursery: “Ultimate Citrus Resets” Offer A Head Start
Holmberg Citrus Nursery structure spans 20 acres with plenty of room for expansion Doug Holmberg has been producing high-quality citrus resets for Florida citrus growers for more than half a century and has amassed one of, if not THE most extensive collections of citrus rootstocks and budwood trees in the industry at his remote Lithia, Florida citrus nursery location. Twenty …
Citrus Expo E-newsletter: GAPs for Processed Fruit; Exhibitor Prize
This week’s issue of the Citrus Expo E-newsletter includes a preview of a seminar on Good Agricultural Practices for processed fruit, information on an exhibitor giveaway and more. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Citrus Expo online coverage sponsored by and Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …
Citrus Expo Topic: GAPs for Processed Fruit
Future Implementation of Florida Citrus GAPs (good agricultural practices) for Processing Fruit will be a topic at Citrus Expo on August 14. Speaker Peter Chaires previews his presentation. Download Audio Citrus Expo online coverage sponsored by and Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
Economic Benefits from Visiting National Forests and Grasslands
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released findings of a visitor survey that shows U.S. Forest Service lands are great recreation destinations that provide health benefits to tourists and $11 billion in tourist spending to businesses and communities that serve the more than 160 million forest visitors. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …
UF Study: Florida’s Ag and Natural Resources Industries Remain Strong
(GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida) — Florida’s agriculture, natural resources and related food industries provided a $104 billion impact on the state in 2011 and have continued to improve since the 2008 recession, according to a new University of Florida study. The study is the latest report from researchers in UF’s food and resource economics department — part of …