By Ernie Neff The June 10th state citrus crop forecast increased Florida Valencia’s expected orange crop by 2% but dropped state production expectations for grapefruit and tangerines/tangelos. The forecast was issued by the US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The forecast harvest in Valencia increased by 500,000 cases compared to the May forecast […]
Tips for keeping citrus on trees
By Frank Giles During the May All In For Citrus podcast, Michael Rogers, director of the Citrus Research and Education Center, discussed research findings on how applications of gibberellic acid (GA) can improve tree health and reduce fruit drop. The research is being conducted by Tripti Vashisth, an associate professor of horticultural sciences at the university […]
News from the Citrus Industry Magazine