by Danielle S. Williams | Dec 20, 2019
Scouting for citrus greening disease or huanglongbing (HLB) should be an essential practice of citrus growers in our area. The symptoms of this disease can be found year round, but they are most visible now through March. Citrus greening affects all varieties of...
by Matt Lollar | Oct 25, 2019
This week’s featured video was produced by Matt Lollar, UF/IFAS Commercial Horticulture Agent in Santa Rosa County, to highlight the satsuma mandarin harvest in North Florida. The video showcases the skill and care needed to harvest satsumas without injuring their...
by Peter C. Andersen | Sep 20, 2019
On October 10, 2018 Hurricane Michael made landfall at Mexico Beach in the Florida Panhandle as a category 5 storm with 160 mph winds. The eye of this hurricane moved quickly in a northeastward trajectory impacting Marianna, Florida, and points northward. Hurricane...
by Xavier Martini | Aug 9, 2019
Xavier Martini, Russ Mizell, UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology department, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL, and Lauren Diepenbrock, UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL Citrus...
by Danielle S. Williams | Jun 17, 2019
Callie Walker, FDACS Chief Bureau of Pest Eradication and Control and Danielle Sprague, UF/IFAS Jefferson County The Citrus Health Response Program, “CHRP,” is pleased to announce the opening of a new office at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center...
by Danielle S. Williams | Apr 26, 2019
This year’s Citrus Health Forum took place on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the UF/IFAS NFREC in Quincy, Florida. Specialists from the University of Florida and the USDA provided growers from across the region with information about current citrus production practices...
