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Georgia Produce Safety Alliance Website

Dan May 17, 2018 Field Crops, Georgia, Vegetables

If you are you a farmer in Georgia that grows fresh produce and makes over $25,000 per year in produce sales, then you may have to comply with the new Federal Produce Safety Rule. And the Georgia Department of Agriculture has a website that provides information to help growers be in compliance with the new rule. Brandon Sauceda, with the …

Black Spot Fungus Partially Resistant to Strobilurins
For the first time in Brazil, Fundecitrus has identified evidence of partial resistance of the fungus Phyllosticta citricarpa, which causes citrus black spot, to fungicides of the strobilurin group. This finding corroborates warnings issued by growers and technicians during the 2024–25 season regarding failures in controlling the disease in areas of the São Paulo Citrus […]
Dieback a Concern in Citrus Trees Following Freeze
The Georgia citrus industry now has a better grasp on the extent of damage to the state’s crop following the recent freeze events in February and January. Dieback is present in both younger and older trees, says Mary Sutton, University of Georgia (UGA) assistant professor and citrus Extension specialist. “For most of the older, established […]

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