Longwood Boy Places Second in Inaugural Cooking Competition by PAUL CATALA Nathaniel Forkin could’ve made the recipe easier by simply going to the supermarket and buying a box of pre-made lasagna noodles. But instead, the 9-year-old Longwood boy chose to meticulously make the noodles from scratch using flour, eggs, water, parchment paper and a roller. …
2021 Harvest Up 4.9 Million Pounds From Last Year by PAUL CATALA Blueberry grower Kyle Hill credits man and machine for helping to overcome the blueberry blues. In 2020, the Florida Blueberry Growers Association reported a season yield of only 17 million pounds of blueberries on about 5,500 acres, harvested statewide from mid-April through May. …
Executive Director of CRDF Tweaks Approach to Research by HEATHER MACHOVINA Rick Dantzler, executive director of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, recently spoke to a group of citrus growers from Highlands County about the future course of Florida citrus. Since 2009, CRDF has funded 462 projects and spent $165 million in an effort to keep …
Cantaloupe Thrive in Florida’s Warm Climate by ERIKA ALDRICH Sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida It’s that time of year when sweet cantaloupe is fresh from the Florida field, ready to add flavor and a generous serving of vitamins and minerals to your smoothies, fruit salads, and other dishes. While the Sunshine State is …
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Australian finger limes have a natural resistance to citrus greening, or HLB. Previous work by scientists at the University of California Riverside (UCR) led to the discovery of a peptide in these finger limes that will effectively kill the citrus greening bacterium when introduced to other trees as a treatment option. The UCR research team …
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As an auctioneer, I’m frequently asked, “What’s going on in the economy? When are we going to see a turndown? When is the bubble going to burst?” We are looking at a real estate market that is on fire. It is obvious what is causing it — the Feds are giving away money. When interest …
Florida citrus growers have been waiting a long time for a method to combat citrus greening, and they just may have it in the antimicrobial peptide discovered by UC Riverside geneticist Hailing Jin and her team. Jin discussed the ongoing research into the peptide at the 2021 Florida Citrus Show, and she maintained that the …
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After the year we have had, you’re probably sick of hearing about vaccines, but our equine friends need protection from some of the nasty viruses they may encounter. Vaccines are designed to optimize your horse’s immune system so that they’re primed for a rapid response to an infectious agent. While a vaccine isn’t guaranteed to …
The days of Florida ranchers grazing their cattle on solely bahia are drawing to a close. Through agriculture research such as that done by UF/IFAS, multiple cultivars have been making their way into the rancher’s toolkit. Over the next few months in this space, we will take a look at several alternatives to bahiagrass for …
It’s summer. Those two words are packed with the promise that there are new days ahead while recognizing a continuation of the things we have always done. Especially this year. Here at Adams Cold Storage, summer means continuing the work we have done for the past decade: safely storing food supplies from across the …
