USDA Studies Ways To Expand sale Of Duncan Grapefruit
The USDA reports options to lift demand for Duncan grapefruit by improving fresh market appeal. Analyses of 1,200 fruits suggest selecting juicier fruit, removing light fruits, adjusting solids and acid ratios, and setting a maximum citric acid level. The study under AMS-420 aims to expand markets for Florida grown grapefruit.
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USDA
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Marketing Information Division
Agricultural Marketing Service
Washington
Expert Sees Broad Changes in Agriculture and Society
Farm economists foresee continued rural urban merging, more nonfarm rural residents, and the shift from geography to knowledge as the key driver. Land values rise, productivity grows, and agriculture faces greater political pressure while farm income remains high relative to other jobs. Florida boat show features Bertram’s 1960 winner Moppie Feb 17 22 at Miami show.
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Florida
Richard Bertram
Moppie
Miami International
Farm Agent Warns on Tristeza Threat to Citrus Groves
A Florida State Plant Board survey reports tristeza virus rising in citrus groves. The disease robs or stunts most varieties on sour orange rootstock and spreads mainly through aphids. Earlier outbreaks wiped out South American citrus, influencing rootstock choices here.
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Florida
State Plant Board
Citrus
South America
Florida Citrus Belt
Florida flood board burns time on citrus rootstock risk
The article notes a five man Florida board appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the State Senate, with slow action and inconsistent results. It discusses sour orange decline from aphids spreading a citrus disease, urging growers to consider substitute rootstocks for new plantings and detailing USDA research at the Grove near Leesburg and Groveland.
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Central and Southern
Florida
State Senate
South America
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Research Foundation
Grove
Leesburg
Groveland
Kirk Chosen Man Of Year For 1960
Gainesville Dr W G Kirk leader of the Range Cattle Experiment Station at Ona named 1960 man of the year in service to Florida agriculture by The Progressive Farmer for guiding cattle industry progress. He previously served five years at Gainesville Agricultural Experiment Station and as an assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Agriculture.
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W. G. Kirk
Range
Ona
Florida
Progressive Farmer
Kirk
Range Cattle Station
Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Florida College of Agriculture
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