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Agri View: Powerful Insect

Dan June 5, 2018 Agri View

Everett Griner talks about the fight to control one powerful insect in today’s Agri View. Powerful Insect The battle to kill, and control, insects is one of the continuous efforts of farmers in all states. They vary. What is a problem in Nebraska may not have any impact in South Carolina. But, Carolina is one of those states that strives …

Study Sheds Light on the Use of Ascorbic Acid With OTC
Growers have always been innovators, testing new production practices in their groves. When you add a disease like HLB, those experiments get ramped up in the effort to seek solutions. A good example of this was a discussion that began last year among growers that ascorbic acid (vitamin C) might be helpful in extending the […]
Postfreeze Patience Is a Virtue
Edwin A. Gutierrez-Rodriguez and Jonael Bosques, both with University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension, recently explained why patience is an important post-freeze tree management strategy. Following are highlights from the article they wrote. After Florida’s recent freeze event, a common question citrus growers were asking was: “What should I do […]

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