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The Resilience and Quality of Florida’s Grapefruit

The grapefruit is a hybrid of the orange and the pummelo and is grown largely in the Indian River region of Florida with peak season arriving during the wintertime. The demand for grapefruit remains high despite the fact that Florida will see the smallest citrus crop production in 75 years. "As growers, we are no strangers to adversity – natural disasters, pests, and disease are all a part of daily life. But it is how we respond to these...

USDA to Conduct First-Ever National Agroforestry Survey

History is being made with the first ever National Agroforestry Survey being conducted from February 1, 2022 to April 5, 2022. The survey is being done on farmers and ranchers across the nation that utilize these six practices on their land: windbreaks, silvopasture, riparian forest buffers, alley cropping, forest farming and multi-story cropping. The results from these surveys will be released in studies, press releases, and publications. USDA...