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Senate Ag Appropriator Says no Budget Cuts this Fiscal Year

The chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations panel says there will be no budget cuts this fiscal year. North Dakota Republican John Hoeven says the current fiscal year is “too far along” to make an adjustment now, as requested by President Donald Trump. The President has proposed an $18 billion cut in discretionary spending, including more than $1 billion from …

HLB Tops List of Challenges Reshaping Juice Industry
Huanglongbing (HLB), shifting consumer preferences and rising production costs are reshaping the citrus juice industry. These challenges are making fruit quality and efficient use of available crops increasingly important, a new research review reports. The researchers identify HLB as a major challenge for juice production. The disease reduces tree health, increases fruit drop and lowers […]
PIECES OF THE PAST: A Pinellas Citrus Legacy
By Brenda Eubanks Burnette Every so often, a name from Florida’s early citrus days rises above the rest — not just because of what they built, but because of how deeply their work shaped the communities around them. John Stansel Taylor is one of those names. If you grew up anywhere near Largo or Pinellas […]