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Brazil Looking at Tariffs on U.S. Ethanol Imports

Reuters says the Brazilian Ag Minister is asking the country’s Foreign Trade Council to impose tariffs on U.S. ethanol imports after a recent surge in shipments coming in from America. The article says a move like that could potentially stir up trouble with the Trump administration, which is already looking at renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. Brazil is …

EPA Urged to Complete Review of Emerging Rootstocks
U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin recently led members of the Florida congressional delegation in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to complete a timely, science-based review of emerging citrus rootstock technologies to combat huanglongbing (HLB) disease, also known as citrus greening. Florida’s citrus industry has faced steep declines due to HLB, compounded by recent hurricanes and […]
Micronutrient Management for Improved Citrus Productivity
By Davie Kadyampakeni, Alisheikh Atta and Muhammad Shahid Micronutrients are those nutrients not required in large quantities but are important for improved tree performance. In the era of huanglongbing (HLB), micronutrients such as manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), boron (B), iron (Fe) and copper (Cu) have become very critical for optimal tree management. For example, B […]

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