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fungus, but there’s also good news: A processor is cOoming to southern Georgia, near Alma. The other processor is
in California.
hours. UF varieties have made them an interesting option for citrus growers and others who want to capitalize on crop’s spring marketing window from mid-March through April.
At the Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference in Kissimmee, hydroponics was a popular topic. This year, the program topics were more advanced, although there was a mix of offerings. “It was more attractive to existing growers,” Hochmuth says.
The Small Farms Conference drew nearly 600 this year and showcased 74 exhibits, 17 educational posters, and several livestock demonstrations. It included 21 educational presentations and 57 speakers.
The conference included instruction on how to handle dressed poultry safely, Henry shares, because farm-to-consumer sales of dressed poultry and eggs are now allowed. ag
Cindy Weinstein and her husband, David, who own Green Sea Farms near Zolfo Springs in Hardee County, now have more than 100 mother trees to produce a wide assortment of pomegranates. Cindy heads the Florida Pomegranate Association (FPA).
One of the good things about pomegranates is that nothing is wasted— from the roots of the plant to the outer layer of the fruit. It can be used for eating and juice, medical products, cosmetics, oil, worming and ruminant animals, and natural red dye. FPA holds its annual meeting on October 10 in Lake Alfred. For tickets, or more information, visit 2014fpaconference.eventbrite. com.
Peach varieties more suitable for Florida’s mild climate have made growing peaches possible with fewer chill
DAVID CRUM (left) and Tom Pospichal, who work for Mosaic’s Land Division based in Bowling Green, FL, inspect an olive crop.
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