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A recent visit with Spanish researchers and packers was of interest. Virtually the whole industry uses a snapping method to harvest fruit. It is faster and often leads to fewer fruit rots than with clipping.

Here is an updated guide for herbicides that are registered for citrus, avocado and a few other tree crops.

NOTES FROM CAC MEETING January 30, 2014 President's Report (Tom Bellamore) 2013 crop was 2nd highest total dollar return ($ 435,000,000 with 500,000,000 lbs = $ .

GAINESVILLE, Fla. Researchers from the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida are closer to finding a possible cure for citrus canker after identifying a gene that makes citrus trees susceptible to the bacterial pathogen.

A general rule of thumb about pruning trees is that only healthy trees should be pruned. Pruning is a devitalizing practice that comes at the expense of the roots. If an avocado has root rot, make sure the tree has been treated with one of the phosphite products to get the root system healthy.