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Commisioner’s AgriCorner: Trade Development Mission to Panama
This year, the Panama Canal will celebrate its 100th anniversary since the first ship passed through in 1914. The canal has not only transformed international trade, but it has had
Garden Tips: Before Spring Makes its Grand Entrance
It’s mid-month in February, which means it’s planting time in your garden. Get busy by putting your tender annuals in the ground now, as well as fertilize your fruit and
Citrus Update: How to Survive in the NEW Citrus Industry
Florida’s citrus industry has survived hurricanes and canker, freezes and nematodes. Yet, nothing has been as challenging as citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB). [emember_protected custom_msg=”Click here and register
More than Just a Labor of Love
Growers Talk Worker Shortages, Weather Challenges and More Like other Florida fruit and vegetable growers, Gary Wishnatzki has struggled to find domestic workers to pick his crop. This year, he
Recipe Spotlight: You cook Tomātoes, we cook Tomătoes!
Is it toe-may-to or toe-maa-to? That depends on where you are from and how you say oregano or ora-gaan-o? No matter how you pronounce it, the tomato, a fruit that
Additional Funding that Could Help Your Business
While a brand-new U.S. Farm Bill, the first in more than five years, has made its way through the hoops and has been passed, the last brief extension of the
Your Equine Health Resolution
Maybe you had some un-anticipated health expenses for your horse last year that could have been avoided. Or, maybe your equine companion was ill and needed some extra veterinary care.
What’s Spelled Out in the Farm Bill for Florida Citrus
Fight Against Greening Rages on with Continued Research Citrus lobbyists had been searching for four years for a legislative vehicle to secure federal funding to fight the dreaded citrus greening
Meeting the Growing Demand for Beef Products
In many places throughout the world, there is rising beef consumption and thus, a growing demand for beef products. What does this mean for the ranching industry? It means that
Why People Fail
A noted psychologist was asked recently to give reasons why so many people failed in the effort to make life successful. These are his 10, frank and valid reasons: [emember_protected