Tag: Citrus Grove Management

When Patience Becomes Your Best Management Tool: Post-Freeze Recovery

by Edwin A. Gutierrez-Rodriguez
March 5, 2026

You Are Helping Your Grove, Even Doing Less! A Science-Based Recommendation for Citrus Growers  The active waiting: Why "Doing Nothing" is Actually Doing Something After Florida's recent freeze event, we started hearing a common ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Agriculture, Citrus Grove Management, Freezing, Smart Farming, UF/IFAS Extension
Spiral stone well in Peru with a winding ramp leading down to an underground water channel.

Science‑based plant defense so your crops perform better

by Edwin A. Gutierrez-Rodriguez
January 21, 2026

Research-backed tools to help crops defend, adapt, and thrive are often overlooked. Understanding plant defense and adaptation enhances crop performance. Here, we aim to highlight several natural tools for combating pests and diseases while ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Agriculture, Citrus Extension, Citrus Grove Management, UF/IFAS Extension
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Scouting the Grove: From Boots on the Ground to AI in the Sky

by Lisa Hickey
July 9, 2025

In today’s rapidly evolving agricultural landscape, staying ahead of grove health issues is more important than ever. Traditional methods of scouting for pests, diseases, and irrigation problems are effective but labor-intensive, especially ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Agricultural Drones, AgroTech, AI In Agriculture, Citrus Greening, Citrus Grove Management, Florida Citrus, Irrigation Monitoring, Pest And Disease Scouting, Precision Farming, Smart Farming

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