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Safety Tips for Farm Safety Week

Dan September 20, 2017 This Land of Ours

Cathy Isom continues with National Farm Safety Week by giving us the Five Safety Tips to remember this fall when agricultural work is at its peak. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Another way you can take part in National Farm Safety and Health week is learning some important safety tips, especially during the fall peak work season. …

Officials Urged to Include Specialty Crops in Aid Program
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) and two groups of U.S. representatives recently urged federal officials to include specialty crop producers in any new federal economic assistance program for agriculture. The SCFBA, co-chaired by Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association President Mike Joyner, addressed the issue in a letter to President Donald Trump. “Although our […]
SAR Sprays Protect Against Psyllids, HLB and Canker
Recent research has shown that systemic acquired resistance (SAR) sprays can protect young citrus tree flushes from Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) feeding, HLB and citrus canker. ACP is the vector that spreads HLB disease from tree to tree. Researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and Bayer Crop Science […]

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