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 a powerful impact on the country of Panama itself. A place that was once overcome with mosquitoes carrying malaria and yellow fever is now a …
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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 shade trees. [emember_protected custom_msg=”Click here and register now to read the rest of the article!”] Before you go plant-crazy for the impending spring season, however, …
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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 now to read the rest of the article!”] Since the disease snuck into the state in 2005, growers have invested $70 million in private funds …
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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 brought in his first guest workers to pick strawberries. “Labor is in control of how many berries that can be picked in a day,” he …
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 is native to the Western hemisphere, is a favorite. And thanks to our soil and climate, Florida supplies most of the country with tomatoes when …
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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 2008 Farm Bill included some additional funding that I’d like to share with you. This funding very well could help you with your agriculture business. …
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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. Whatever the reason, you might be wondering how you can keep your horse in optimum health in 2014. There are some essential steps you can …
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 disease, otherwise known as Huanglongbing or HLB. In the nation’s Farm Bill, otherwise known as the Agricultural Act of 2014, they found it. The bill …
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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 ranchers must ultimately expand their herds of cattle. [emember_protected custom_msg=”Click here and register now to read the rest of the article!”] In the recent past, …
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 custom_msg=”Click here and register now to read the rest of the article!”] 1. Finding fault with the other fellow, but never seeing your own. 2. …
