2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (204+ words) Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson on June 2 highlighted the major agriculture victories included in the Florida Legislature's 202627 state budget. Florida's citrus industry received $196 million to support research, cost-share for equipment and infrastructure improvements at citrus nurseries and packinghouses, and…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (235+ words) Morgan Cole June 8, 2026 Sponsored Content Fire ants can quickly become a serious problem for landowners, producers, large-scale operations, and more. These aggressive invaders pose risks to livestock, people, equipment, and crops, building underground colonies that can thrive and expand if…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (329+ words) Daniel Cooper June 8, 2026 HLB Management, Research By Ute Albrecht, Gabriel Pugina and Larissa Nunes In year 1, OTC-injected Hamlin trees produced approximately 20% more fruit compared to the control, but differences were not statistically significant (Figure 1 A). However, the amount of total soluble…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (269+ words) Daniel Cooper June 5, 2026 Nutrition, Rootstocks When citrus growers select a rootstock, they typically focus on traits such as tree vigor, yield potential, disease tolerance and adaptation to soil conditions. New research suggests there may be another important factor to consider:…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (127+ words) Daniel Cooper June 5, 2026freeze, Legislative U. S. Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody of Florida on June 2 introduced the Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act. Congressman Scott Franklin of Florida is leading the bill in the U. S. House of Representatives. This past winter, Florida's agricultural…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (306+ words) Daniel Cooper June 4, 2026 Diseases, Survey Findings from an August 2025 public interest survey distributed to 1, 035 Southeast residents reflect growing public concern about how agricultural threats can affect food systems, public health and disaster preparedness. The residents were from Florida, Alabama, Arkansas,…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (257+ words) Daniel Cooper June 4, 2026 Orange Juice, Research Many people worry that orange juice can raise blood sugar quickly because it contains naturally occurring sugars. However, a new study suggests that 100% orange juice may affect blood sugar differently than sugary drinks that…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (311+ words) Daniel Cooper June 3, 2026 Nutrition, Weather Climate change is creating new challenges for citrus growers, and one of the biggest impacts is on tree nutrition. According to a recent article in Frontiers in Plant Science authored by an international team of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (233+ words) Daniel Cooper June 1, 2026 Brazil, HLB Management Sala said the expansion of citrus cultivation into new regions is driven by the high incidence of citrus greening across most of the traditional Citrus Belt. Producers are seeking out areas with lower disease…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (292+ words) Citrus production is increasingly constrained worldwide by rising soil salinity, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. In Tunisia, the expansion of saline soils represents a major abiotic stress limiting orchard productivity. The identification of salt-tolerant rootstocks has become a priority,…...