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Citrus growers have new licensed varieties more assessable with FAST TRACK, a program developed through the combined efforts of the Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. (FFSP), the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), and the New Varieties Development & Management Corp. (NVDMC). FAST TRACK lets commercial citrus growers obtain a license […]

  Agricultural Real-Estate Values   There is growing concern in the real estate sector that escalating debt is rising as quickly as asset value. But unlike most classes of real estate, agricultural real estate is not reliant on debt. Despite economic volatility, the ag real estate debt to asset ratio has hovered between 10 and

Most of us are familiar with the saying, “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” Unfortunately, the continuing coronavirus situation has exposed a weak link in the supply chain bringing meat to customers.    Other shortages, like we saw in early March, were caused by an increased demand for products like toilet

Summer of 2020 may not be what we all hoped with the current pandemic ongoing, but we still need to prepare for hot weather and hurricanes and develop a plan for our horses. A few big topics to consider are dehydration, sunburn and developing a hurricane plan.    It can be incredibly hot and humid

Our office began litigating the causes of environmental events, be it by human kind or Mother Nature, in the early 1970s, with no end in sight.  Like many of you, other than farmers and cattle folk who can’t stop nature, we’ve been more isolated. We’ve been watching nature on public television and Planet Earth on

After more than three months of this pandemic and a seemingly nonstop flurry of reactions to guidance, regulations, and daily procedural adjustments for those of us working in the Essential Business Critical Sector of Food & Agriculture, things appear to be slowing.   While we are far from finished dealing with the impact, everyone at

There are two kinds of sunshine — the radiant kind and the liquid kind — and we get plenty of both this time of the year in Central Florida. If they come in the proper proportion, we have ideal conditions for grass planting and patching, tasks that lead our lawn and garden recommendations this month.

Rootstock trial results are at your fingertips with the USDA’s Rootstock Trial Website. Choosing the right rootstock for your grove is an important decision, and it’s one that will be easier with the help of the new USDA Rootstock Trial Website. The website, featuring the input of Rootstock breeder Dr. Kim Bowman, should be a

At the risk of parroting every media outlet, the past two months have been an unprecedented time for our world, nation, and communities. To say the current pandemic has been a disruption to our way of work is the epitome of understatement. While the closure of businesses and stores was prominent in headlines, there is

Biochar holds a lot of promise for improving soil health in Florida’s citrus industry, especially when it comes to combating citrus greening. Citrus greening damages a citrus tree’s roots, making water and nutrient uptake a real problem. Citrus researchers and growers have found that adequate irrigation, the use of precision fertilization, and focusing on soil