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Cotton Industry Depends on Export Programs

Dan June 27, 2017 Farm Bill

Many folks from all aspects of agriculture were on hand for Farm Bill listening session last Saturday in Gainesville, Florida, including some representing the cotton industry. One of those was Ben Evans, a cotton farmer and ginner from Douglas, Georgia. He presented information to members of the House Agriculture Committee about the importance of export programs to the cotton industry. …

U.S. House Chairs Ask for H-2A Effectiveness Evaluation
Two U.S. House of Representatives committee chairs recently sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking it to evaluate the effectiveness of the H-2A visa program. The letter was sent by Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx of North Carolina and Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania. The H-2A visa […]
Improved Method for Evaluation of Canopy Density
The American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) journal HortScience recently published an article that describes a simple, low-cost method for accurate canopy evaluation of citrus. The authors are Taylor Livingston, Amit Levy and Tripti Vashisth of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Citrus Research and Education Center. A summary of the […]

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