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Florida Hurricane Relief Fund Signup Ends Friday

Dan February 13, 2019 Economy, Florida

Farm families in North Florida who suffered losses due to Hurricane Michael, are being reminded Friday, February 15th is the deadline to apply for relief funding created by the Florida Farm Bureau Federation (FFBF). Applications can be made by farmers and ranchers in North Florida who were impacted by the hurricane for relief funding to help those recovering from agricultural-related losses due …

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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