New USDA Requirements for Growers to Remain Eligible for Crop Insurance Due by June 1
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The federal Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill) included new requirements that all producers – including fruit, vegetable, specialty crop and nursery producers – that purchase federally-subsidized crop […]
Can 3D Printing Help Save America’s Citrus?
3D Printed “SmartTrap” New Tool for Scientists to Study Citrus-Killing Insect TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A 3D printed “SmartTrap” may turn the tide in a decade-old war to save Florida’s $10.7 […]
UF/IFAS awarded funding to fight citrus greening
Researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Agricultural Sciences have been awarded more than $13.4 million for four studies to help fight citrus greening, the devastating disease that threatens […]
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
USDA Targets Citrus Greening with Promising Tools and Long Term Solutions WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $30 million in funding today for 22 projects to help citrus producers […]
Citrus greening update delivered to Florida Senators
Dr. Harold Browning, the chief operating officer of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, gave an update on citrus greening to the state Senate Agricultural Committee on Monday. During his presentation, […]
UF researchers develop effective, inexpensive citrus greening detector
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – While a commercially available cure for crop-killing citrus greening remains elusive, University of Florida researchers have developed a tool to help growers combat the insidious disease: an […]
Florida Citrus Is Still A Big Deal
This column originally appeared in Growing Produce. Doug Ackerman served as FDOC executive director from 2011 through July 2015. When researchers from the University of Florida presented the latest study […]
In the news: Are Asian citrus psyllids afraid of heights?
A new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology finds that the Asian citrus psyllid – the tiny bug responsible for the spread of HLB – doesn’t fare well at elevations of […]
Commissioner Putnam calls for more funding to fight citrus greening after citrus forecast announced
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam called for increased funding to fight citrus greening, which is threatening to decimate Florida’s famed citrus crop. The U.S. Department of […]
Additional $4.5 million goes towards citrus greening research
Congress included an additional $4.5 million to combat citrus greening in the $1.1 trillion federal budget resolution approved earlier this month. The additional funds support the Citrus Health Response Program (CHRP), which […]