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@griTech: Plant Growth in Outer Space
One of the amazing aspects of the modern technology we’ve known over the past few decades has been our ability to implement space travel. When challenged by President John F.
@griTech: The Right Bio-Tool for the Job
There is a costly import from Brazil that Floridians don’t want or need: the fire ant. Fire ants were unintentionally imported to America along with other valued cargo in the
Recipe Spotlight: How Local Apiarists Like to Eat Their Honey
When Pat Allen goes to work, he expects to be stung. But his hurt is bittersweet. He is a beekeeper who, with millions of busy bees, makes honey.
Recipe Spotlight: The Fine Line Between Food and Art
We taste with our eyes. If food doesn’t look good, our eyes tell our stomach it probably won’t taste good either. Then we smell it. Or sometimes smell comes before
@griTech: New ag software aids timekeeping in the field
A new electronic timekeeping software makes it easier for growers to track employee hours in the field during harvesting. Offered by Winter Haven-based Propak Software, the software streamlines the process
Recipe Spotlight: A legume by any other name would taste as salty
Where would we be without peanuts and peanut butter? Kids would be eating a lot of boring jelly sandwiches, that’s for sure. And a bunch of Florida farmers would be
@griTech: Hunting tools of the 21st century
WHILE HUMAN BEINGS have been hunting since the dawn of creation, the ways this sacred rite is performed are worlds apart from early hunters and gatherers. With the introduction of
Recipe Spotlight: Best cooking methods for the best catch
FISH IS LIKE OLD-FASHIONED PEANUTS. It comes in two flavors – plain and salted. Some fish, thanks to tradition, seem to be better when prepared a certain way or with
@griTech: Enlisting cellular technology for better fuel management
WITH ALL OF THE AMAZING technologies that are literally available at the tip of a finger, now is the best time to make these advances work for you and your
Recipe Spotlight: Proper Pomegranate Procedure 101
Pomegranates might have been the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, but since no one in the real First Family left a grocery list of things to eat and
