Tag: Citrus

With more than 100 Field Days annually, UF/IFAS empowers growers with valuable insights to enhance their operations

by Brad Buck
December 10, 2024

Billie Rooney and her husband, Scott, run a 40-acre farm near Live Oak, where they grow blueberries, blackberries and sunflowers and raise livestock. Farming is a second career for the Rooneys. So, they had a lot to learn. She and hundreds ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS
Tags: Billie Rooney, Bob Hochmuth, Brent Sellers, Brett Bultemeier, Cattle, Citrus, Citrus Handbook, Crops, EPA, Field Days, Florida Farm Bureau, Forage, Kim Jones, Learning, Mike Adams, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Pesticide Information Office, Range Cattle Research And Education Center, Regulations, Saqib Mukhtar, Specialty Crops

Squeezing Out the Facts: Consumer Preferences in Not From Concentrate Versus From Concentrate Orange Juice

by Jessie Erwin
November 18, 2024

We are thrilled to introduce Haley Russo to our FSHN Research Journeys series, which follows graduate students' research in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University of Florida. Haley is a food science master's degree ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Dr. Asli Odabasi, Dr. Charles Sims, FSHN Research Journeys, Haley Russo, NFC, Not From Concentrate, Orange Juice, Oranges, Reconstituted From Concentrate, Research Journeys, Research-journeys-food-science, Research-journeys-food-science-ms, RFC

November 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector

by Morgan Pinkerton
November 4, 2024

Recap of November 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector This month we talked all about fruit flies! We focused on true fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. Florida has quite the history with non-native fruit flies. We have a few that ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Biosecurity, Citrus, Early Detection, FFD24-25, FloridaFirstDetector, Fruit, Fruit Flies, Invasive Species, Sample Submission

Using Individual Plant Covers as an Approach to Protect Young Citrus Trees

by David Austin
October 2, 2024

The State of Florida Citrus Florida has always been known for its citrus production. If it weren’t called the Sunshine State, it could be known as the Citrus State. After all, the state flower is the orange blossom. In the early 2000s, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Citrus, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Hometown Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension

Understanding Citrus Black Spot: A Threat to Your Citrus Groves

by Amir Rezazadeh
September 24, 2024

Citrus black spot (CBS), caused by the fungal pathogen Guignardia citricarpa, has emerged as a significant threat to citrus crops around the globe. As citrus growers face an array of challenges, understanding this disease is essential for protecting ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
Tags: Citrus, Fruits, UF/IFAS Citrus Research And Education Center

Innovation in Organic Citrus Farming

by Mike Loizzo
September 17, 2024

Citrus is one of the most economically significant crops globally, and Florida plays a pivotal role in this industry. However, organic citrus farming presents unique hurdles that growers in Florida, Texas, and other southern states know all ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus, Davie Kadyampakeni, Organic Farming, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, USDA-NIFA Organic Agriculture Research And Extension Initiative

Something very different – the finger lime

by Ralph Mitchell
August 7, 2024

Of all the citrus varieties to choose from, a new type called the Australian finger lime is indeed different - a curiosity worth exploring. Not only is its fruit very different from any citrus you have seen and/or grown, but it is also ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Australian Finger Lime, Citrus, Fruit

Citrus for North Florida

by Barbara L. Edmonds
June 24, 2024

I recall one of the first times mama visited the farm. It was a cool, overcast November. Despite the wind and drizzling rain, mama insisted on picking tangerines. We quickly picked a bagful and went inside to enjoy our harvest. The thin rind ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Tags: Citrus, Growing A Green Thumb

Cooling ‘blood oranges’ could make them even healthier – a bonus for consumers

by Brad Buck
June 20, 2024

An orange teeming with antioxidants and other health benefits may be a shot in the arm for consumers and citrus growers, if the fruit is stored at cool temperatures, a new University of Florida study shows. But it’s too soon to know if ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Ali Sarkhosh, Anthocyanins, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Blood Orange, Citrus, Cool, Fariborz Habibi, Flavonoids, Mediterranean Climate, North Florida Research And Education Center, Oranges, Vitamin C

June 4 – UF/IFAS Extension Broward presents free online webinar for residents with citrus in home landscapes

by Lourdes Mederos
May 23, 2024

South Florida landscapes are filled with some of the most delicious citrus thanks to the subtropical climate of the region. Varieties like sweet orange, grapefruit, mandarin, Meyer lemon, lime and kumquat are just some of those typically ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Trees, Consumer, Extension Broward, Fernando Alferez, Home Landscape, Kumquat, Lime, Mandarin, Meyer Lemon, Sweet Orange, Webinar

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