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U.S. Sugar Gives Back at Christmas

With the holidays approaching, the people of U.S. Sugar have been busy spreading Christmas cheer by giving back to nearby communities. Over the past two weeks, representatives from the company have distributed more than 2,000 turkeys, 4,000 bags of sugar, hundreds of crates of sweet corn, and other vegetables grown by U.S. Sugar farmers in the Everglades Agricultural Area. “The …

Start Clean: Burn Down Summer’s Leftover Weeds
By Ramdas Kanissery By November, most Florida citrus groves are carrying what the rainy season left behind. Guineagrass has pushed seedheads into the tree skirts, Spanish needles and sedges have filled in the gaps, and milkweed vine and balsam apple are climbing the trunks. Before the fall preemergent herbicide is applied, those weeds need to […]
Resources Following Florida Grove Flooding
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) recently provided flooding resources for citrus growers in the wake of heavy rains and flooding in early November. Standing water in groves can be very damaging to trees, regardless of the source, UF/IFAS stated. It emphasized that pooled water or surplus water in a […]