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Florida Agriculture Coalition on 2017 Legislative Session

Dan May 2, 2017 General

The 2017 Florida Legislative Session is scheduled to end this Friday, and during this last week, Southeast AgNet Tallahassee Intern Josie Tomkow caught up with Jim Spratt, chair of the Florida Agriculture Coalition. He looks at some of the issues they’ve been tracking the past few weeks. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine Removed
Federal and state officials on Aug. 11 removed the Oriental fruit fly quarantine in California’s Riverside and San Bernardino counties. This action releases the remaining 365 square miles of the quarantine, which contained 1,800 acres of commercial agriculture. Release from quarantine occurred after three generations elapsed since the date of the last detection, based on […]
Improved Pectin From Orange Peels
U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) scientists have developed a high-quality and inexpensive pectin that can successfully gel in low-sugar products and still be scalable for commercial production. Pectin, a soluble fiber used mainly for gelling food products like jams and jellies, is naturally found in fruits and vegetables. Most commercial pectins […]

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