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Putnam Says Irma Will Hurt Ag Industry

From nursery businesses in Miami-Dade County to citrus growers in Central Florida, the agriculture industry will take a hit from Hurricane Irma, state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said. Putnam, who is running for governor next year, said during an interview on Fox 13 in Tampa that protecting people is the priority, but, based on past storms, the powerful hurricane will …

The Search for Salt-Tolerant Citrus
Scientists with Tunisian and Swedish universities recently wrote “Salinity–Chloride Interaction Effects on Novel Citrus Combinations Under Various Field Conditions,” which was published in Horticulturae. The authors are Hend Askri, Sywar Haffani, Hager Snoussi, Rim Zitouna-Chebbi, Tarek Fezzani and Asma Najar — all with Université de Carthage in Tunisia — and Ronny Berndtsson with Lund University […]
High Costs Prohibit AI Adoption in Agriculture
Adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture is not a foregone conclusion. Despite the technology’s perceived effectiveness in making crop production more efficient, the associated costs are still too high for farmers. “Right now, a lot of these technologies come with huge price tags for just the cost of purchasing the equipment,” said Lynn Sosnoskie, […]