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Researchers enlist Florida residents in the fight against citrus greening

by Megan Winslow
August 28, 2025

Most people know Florida’s citrus industry is struggling with citrus greening. The threat, however, doesn’t exist in a silo, and residential trees – where the plant disease was first detected in the state – can serve as reservoirs for ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: ACP, Asian Citrus Psyllid, Bay, Citrus, Citrus Care, Citrus Greening, Cold Hardy Citrus, Columbia, Danielle Williams, Diaphorina Citri, Educational, Entomology, Gadsden, HLB, Huanglongbing, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Integrated Pest Management, Jefferson, Laura Warner, Lauren Diepenbrock, Leon, Management, Mesh Bags, North Florida, Orange, Pest, Plant Disease, Reflective Mulch, Research, Romain Exilien, Santa Rosa, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Workshop, Xavier Martini
mano sosteniendo una naranja en un campo de narajos. Fotografía de AdobeStock. 399667692

Nuevo agente de Extensión llega para apoyar a productores ante los retos del clima y el enverdecimiento de los cítricos

by Luz Bahder
August 12, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Edwin Gutiérrez creció en la zona rural de Colombia, en medio de comunidades agrícolas donde la agricultura es parte esencial de la vida. Se crió ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agente De Extension, Agricola, Agricultura, Brasil, Cambios En El Clima, Citricos, Citrus Greening, Citrus Greening Disease, Colombia, Comunidad, Desafíos, DeSoto, Edwin Gutiérrez, Edwin Gutierrez Rodríguez, Enfermedades, Enverdecimiento, Español, Experiencia, Extensón, Factores Ambientales Estresantes, Ganadería, Ganado, Hardee, HLB, Huanglongbing, Investigación Aplicada, La Enfermedad Del Dragón Amarillo, Lanos Orientales, Manatee, Productores´, Spanish, UF-IFAS, Universidad Estatal De São Paulo, Universidad Federal De Rio Grande Do Sul, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Variedades Tolerantes Al HLB

New citrus Extension agent aims to assist growers with climate challenges while addressing greening strategies as a priority

by Brad Buck
August 12, 2025

Edwin Gutierrez grew up in rural Colombia, immersed in agricultural communities, where farming is a fundamental part of life. He was raised in the Llanos Orientales region -- a plain known for its livestock, citrus and other agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Education Center, DeSoto County, Edwin Gutiérrez, Grower Education, Growers, Hardee County, HLB, Hurricanes, Manatee County, Multicounty Agent, Research-based Strategies, UF/IFAS Extension, Yields

UF/IFAS breeders release six new citrus greening-tolerant varieties, help growers battle HLB

by Brad Buck
April 16, 2025

Six new citrus greening-tolerant citrus varieties will soon be available for Florida growers, thanks to research by University of Florida breeders. Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB) has devastated Florida’s citrus industry ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Brix, Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research And Education Center, Citrus Varieties, Florida Citrus Mutual, Florida Department Of Citrus, Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Fred Gmitter, Greening Tolerant, HLB, Huanglongbing, Jude Grosser, New Varieties Development And Management Corp., Not-from-concentrate Orange Juice, Orange Juice, Plant Breeders
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Jardinería de primavera con los emblemáticos árboles cítricos de Florida

by Luz Bahder
March 27, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  ¿Tiene usted una buena mano para la jardinería? Quizás le interesa tener un cultivo que florezca en su patio. La temporada de jardinería de primavera es ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: 'UF RedLime', 'UF SunLime', Arboles, Brite Leaf Citrus Nursery, Cancro Cítrico, Caviar, Citrico, Citricos, Consejos, Cultivo, Enverdecimiento De Los Cítricos, Español, Finger Limes, Fred Gmitter, HLB, Huanglongbing, Industria Citrícola De Florida, Jane Ellis, Jardines, Jude Grosser, Limas, Limones, Mandarina, Naranja, Nate Jameson, Patios, Primavera, Residenciales, Sembrar, Spanish, Sugar Belle, UF-IFAS, Variedad
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Finger Limes: An HLB-Tolerant Prospect for Florida Growers

by Eva Sailly
March 19, 2025

Finger limes appear as a promising choice to growers searching for alternative citrus crops thriving in Florida. The Australian Lime Improvement Program hosted the most recent Finger Lime Field Day to highlight ongoing research and market ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research And Education Center, Finger Lime, Finger Limes, Florida Citrus, Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services, Food And Resource Economics, Food Trend, FRED, HLB, Horticultural Sciences, Huanglongbing, Manjul Dutt, Plant Breeding, Psreu, Taste, UF/IFAS PSREU

Researchers explore breakthrough approach to combat devasting citrus greening disease

by Brad Buck
January 8, 2025

Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening. While the genetically modified tree has only been tested so far in the lab and the greenhouse, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Bacillus Thuringiensis, Bacterium, Biotechnology, Bryony Bonning, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Education Center, Citrus Trees, Entomology And Nematology, Field, Greenhouse, HLB, Huanglongbing, Lab, Lukasz Stelinski, Pest Control, Phloem, Protein, Psyllids
Brazilian citrus industry stakeholder

Brazilian citrus industry stakeholders visit the Indian River region’s production district

by Robin Koestoyo
October 23, 2024

FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Dr. Flavia Zambon recently hosted guests from her native Brazil’s São Paulo State, one of the world’s most prominent citrus production regions. Brazilian citrus industry stakeholders visit the Indian River citrus ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
Tags: #BrazilCitrus, #BrazilCitrusBelt, #BrazilianCitrusBelt, #citrusgreening, #FlaviaZambon, #HLBManagement, #huanglonbing, #IndianRiverCitrus, #SãoPauloState, HLB
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Members of UF/IFAS department of soil, water, and ecosystem sciences contribute to book on sandy soils

by Mike Loizzo
February 15, 2024

Anyone working the land in Florida is aware just how sandy the soil is throughout the panhandle and peninsula. Even the official state soil is Myakka fine sand. So, it is not surprising the first book solely focused on sandy soils includes authors ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Carbon, HLB, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences

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