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Agri View: Corn, the Oldest Crop

Dan May 12, 2017 Agri View, Corn

Everett Griner talks about corn. The most researched and oldest cultivated crops in the world in today’s Agri View. Corn is one of the oldest cultivated crops in the world. Maybe the oldest. Records go back 9,000 years. It is also grown in more places than any other crop. But here is a surprise. More research has been …

Genetic Transformation of Citrus: Timelines and Progress
Researcher Manjul Dutt told a Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo audience in August why it can take up to 14 years to get a genetically modified citrus tree from discovery to commercial release. He also discussed the transgenic citrus progress at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), where he is […]
Bird and Katydid Damage in Georgia Citrus
In late August, Jake Price with University of Georgia Extension reported on damage to citrus caused by birds and katydids. BIRDSAs it is now getting later in the season, fruit are getting larger, and people are noticing more blemishes on fruit. Birds can cause one type of unusual damage. If you see green fruit that […]

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