A new blueberry variety, named 'Sentinel,' is a high quality fruit that produces a high yield. To learn more about Florida's newest blueberry variety and the UF/IFAS blueberry breeding program, read Southeast Ag Net's article, "New Blueberry Variety Honors Benefactor and UF Alumnus Alto Straughn."
Citrus greening continues to be a challenge for growers across the globe. New solutions, however, are on the horizon as researches are learning more about the disease through comparative genomics. To learn more, read the Central Florida Ag News article, "Researchers Try to Crack Greening With Comparative Genomics."
Do you know what to look for to detect citrus greening? The Star's article, "Searching for the answer to citrus greening," provides the history, symptoms and how you can help prevent the disease.
Did you know that 54% of Florida's agricultural acreage is enrolled in the FDACS Best Management Practices (BMP) program? To learn more about Florida's efforts to control water quality and recent changes to the program, please read Growing Produce's article titled "New Water Law Will Tighten BMP Rules in Florida."
In this FloridAgriculture article, author G.B Crawford shares the adversity Florida farmers faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The silver-lining however, was farmers and consumers connecting in new ways.
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) technology continues to provide the agriculture industry with practical solutions. Read the Morning Ag Clips article, "Cloud-based Technology helps Farmers Count Citrus Trees" to learn how citrus farmers benefit from a new artificial intelligence system.
The Florida Farm Bureau is hosting a six part webinar series focusing on the beef cattle industry. Webinar topics include effects of COVID-19 to the food animal industry, animal traceability, transportation, cattle feeding, an inside look to meat packers and understanding the beef checkoff. The cost is free, however, registration is required. Register today!
Florida agriculture continues to say resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stay up to date with how farmers are overcoming challenges and how you can help by viewing the Herald-Tribune article "Jack Payne: When a crisis occurs, Florida farms keep us fed."
Once a job interview is completed, does one know the correct etiquette on how to follow-up from a job interview? On September 29, 2018 Ashira Prossack wrote an article for Forbes.com outlining a few tips of what one should do after a job interview. Read Ms. Prossack's article:
If one is stepping out into the workforce for the first time, writing a cover letter could be a challenge. Susannah Snider is a Senior Editor for Personal Finance Department at US. News & World Report. She highlights tips for writing a cover letter that an employer can't over look. If you don't know where to start or need to brush up on a how to do a cover letter, read Susannah's article here:
