Millennium Block Archives - What's Happening Around Florida

Harvest underway at UF/IFAS Millennium Block, providing new hope for Florida’s citrus future

by Meredith Bauer-Mitchell
January 22, 2026

Highlights: UF/IFAS launches harvest for the Millennium Block, a seven-year, 5,000-tree research project in Fort Pierce designed to identify citrus varieties and rootstock combinations that show tolerance to citrus greening, which devastates ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus, Millennium Block

Citrus horticulture expert joins UF Indian River REC

by Brad Buck
May 8, 2023

By ROBIN KOESTOYO FORT PIERCE, Fla.---A scientist with a career invested in Florida citrus production will join the citrus research team from the heart of Florida's renowned grapefruit production region. A native of Brazil's famous citrus ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Citrus Greening Disease, Flavia Zambon, Grapefruit, HLB, Horticulture, Indian River Research And Education Center, Mandarin, Millennium Block, Ronald D. Cave, Rootstocks, Scions

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