Mary Sutton

  • 2025 Southeast Citrus Expo

    Hey y’all! Madison Citrus Nursery is hosting a citrus expo in November. More information below! The 2025 Southeast Citrus Expo will be in Ray City, GA! Whether you’re a grower, enthusiast, or just love citrus, this event has something for you. Friday, November 21Kick off the Expo with an exclusive tour of a commercial citrus grove. Saturday, November…

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  • Scion Survey

    Hi y’all! Aubrey Shirley in Tattnall County is doing survey to determine what scions people are interested in seeing more work on. More information is below. This is a survey for scion selection for an upcoming HLB rootstock trial that I am in the process of planning. I plan on installing around 100 to 150…

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  • The following is from the Georgia Department of Agriculture: We hope to again, be able to ship fresh fruit to Florida in 2025 to be packed. As in previous years, the Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services will almost certainly require groves to be inspected and found free of HLB, Sweet Orange Scab, Citrus…

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  • UF|IFAS Snail Survey

    Good morning everyone! The entomology lab at the North Florida Research and Education Center is conducting a  need assessment among extension agents, growers, and other stakeholders regarding the impact of slug and snail pests on horticulture as part of a USDA-SCRI project. This survey will help us establish the level of nuisance caused by those…

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  • A Quick Note on Alternate Bearing

    Hi y’all, From what I have seen so far this year, it looks like we are in for a low year on many of our satsumas. Jake recently posted some data from his satsuma block showing evidence of alternate bearing. I wanted to share a few notes on how alternate bearing occurs and how we…

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