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Florida Agriculture Literacy Day is Tuesday

Florida Agriculture in the Classroom (FAITC) moved their annual Agriculture Literacy Day to the fall this year, and the new date is Tuesday, November 13, 2018. Agriculture Literacy Day this year will be using the book, “These Florida Farms!” That is the 2008-2009 book, and they invite Florida agriculture industry volunteers to find an elementary school near them. Florida Department …

Gibberellic Acid Has Multiple Uses in California Citrus
There are numerous preharvest and postharvest uses of gibberellic acid (GA) in California citrus, a University of California Riverside Extension subtropical horticulturist reported during a June 9 webinar. Mary Lu Arpaia’s GA discussion was a major portion of her broader topic of plant growth regulators in California citrus. Her presentation was part of the Citrus […]
USDA Has ‘Unprecedented Staffing Crisis’
A new report by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and Prospect Partners LLC declared there has been “an unprecedented staffing crisis” within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the past 16 months. Becky Schewe with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and Bernie Kluger with Prospect Partners LLC authored the report. They obtained information for […]