by Abbey Payne | Oct 11, 2024
The cold hardy citrus industry in the Big Bend and Eastern Panhandle of Florida took a direct hit from Hurricane Helene. Many farmers experienced fruit drop, broken tree limbs, and overall damaged trees. The more recent Hurricane Milton serves as a reminder about the...
by Xavier Martini | Oct 4, 2024
Xavier Martini, & Derrick Conover, North Florida Research and Education Center, Danielle Williams, UF/IFAS Extension Gadsden County, and Lauren Diepenbrock, Citrus Research and Education Center Sap Beetles We received several calls from growers last week...
by Danielle S. Williams | Sep 13, 2024
Please join UF/IFAS Extension for the Orchard Crop Diversification Field Day, on Wednesday, October 23rd. This event will be held from 8:30 – 11:30AM Eastern Time, at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research & Education Center (NFREC), located at 155 Research Road,...
by external | Sep 6, 2024
North Florida citrus growers are invited to attend the 2024 Cold Hardy Citrus Workshop, hosted by UF/IFAS Extension Taylor County, on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. This educational program will be held at the Taylor County Extension Office – 203 Forest Park...
by Danielle S. Williams | Aug 23, 2024
Citrus growers from across the Florida Big Bend and Panhandle, Southern Georgia and Alabama are invited to attend the 2024 UF/IFAS Cold Hardy Citrus Field Day, on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. The workshop will be held at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and...
by Muhammad Shahid | May 17, 2024
Muhammad Adnan Shahid, UF/IFAS NFREC, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, and Shahid Iqbal, UF/IFAS NFREC, Postdoc Scholar, Horticulture Sciences Introduction Sunburn, also known as sunscald, is a physiological disorder in citrus and other fruit species caused...
