Students in Alabama’s public school system could start feasting on locally grown products during their lunch breaks, pending the adoption of new legislation that would benefit the state’s farmers. ...More
The bacterium responsible for citrus greening causes infected trees to give off a scent that rings the dinner bell for the disease-carrying insect, University of Florida researchers say....More
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When Keith Harris and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumnus Whit Jones first crossed paths two years ago, the meeting was anything but ordinary....More
While the phase-out of methyl bromide has been challenging for many vegetable producers, researchers have been working diligently to come up with effective alternatives, and there is success to report....More
North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the North Carolina Farm Bureau Safety Team are partnering to help growers train Spanish-speaking farm workers on pesticide safety....More
Governor Bob McDonnell has announced that a newly released economic impact study shows Virginia's burgeoning wine industry contributes almost three-quarters of a billion dollars — or $747 million — annually to Virginia's economy....More
A biological control agent of a common peach tree pest may be an effective alternative to chemical applications, if U.S. Department of Agriculture entomologists can make it economically worthwhile for large-scale commercial growers....More
With the hammering that honeybee populations have taken over the last few years, farmers have been reminded how vital pollinators are for good yields. And as honeybee hives continue to be hit with odd maladies, the question is: Can native pollinators fill the gap?...More
Be prepared to discuss more than fungi when talking to Rick Raid, University of Florida plant pathologist at the Everglades Research and Education Center near Belle Glade....More
With workers busy harvesting strawberries on a crisp winter morning, all looked normal in fields around Plant City, Fla. But a worrisome question hung over the scene: Will there be enough laborers for harvest come spring, when competition from other crops like blueberries tends to entice workers away?...More
Marvin Kahn heads outside Sebring, Fla., where he has an office near the center of town, to check a harvest crew’s progress in his Murcott tangerines. Along the way, he points to a grove with young Valencia trees interspersed among large old ones....More
Blueberry wine can provide more potentially healthy compounds than white wines and many red wines, according to a new University of Florida study....More
Georgians can expect to pay more at the supermarket in 2012. This is good news for peanut and pecan farmers who can expect record prices for their crops....More
Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and Purdue University scientists may have identified one of the factors that cause bee deaths around agricultural fields....More
Visit the University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred, and you encounter a group of scientists running hard to catch up with citrus greening disease — Huanglongbing, also known as HLB — the exotic Asian bacteria that has infested trees throughout the state’s production areas....More
Ted Campbell points to the strawberry field behind his Dover, Fla., office to illustrate how the industry’s growers cooperate with university researchers to improve varieties and agronomic practices. It has a wide assortment of variety test plots, along with others testing herbicides, fungicides and replacements for methyl bromide....More
More than 55 citrus industry leaders met in early December for lunch with Sen. Bill Nelson, who reaffirmed his commitment to creating the National Citrus Research Trust Fund....More
