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Jake Price, Area Citrus Agent at the University of Georgia recently shared the following information: “The upcoming freeze event will be one of the biggest challenges faced so far by Georgia and North Florida citrus growers. In past years, we have experienced one or two nights of temperatures in the lower 20’s or possibly upper teens…
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Citrus canker has been confirmed within a commercial citrus grove in Bulloch County, Georgia – the second county in Georgia where citrus canker has been identified during 2022. This bacterial disease, which is subject to USDA-APHIS quarantine regulations, is widespread within Florida, and has also been found previously in Louisiana (2014), Texas (2016), Alabama (2021), a South…
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Now is the best time to conduct tissue analysis of your citrus trees. The UGA lab has grant funds to conduct nutrient analysis surveys from citrus trees in Georgia. This year, to get a higher level of participation, the lab is opening free tissue analysis sampling up to growers throughout Georgia. UGA will cover the…
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On June 14th, 2022, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) announced that citrus canker has been confirmed within a commercial citrus grove in Decatur County, Georgia. This bacterial disease, which is subject to USDA-APHIS quarantine regulations, is widespread within Florida, and has also been found previously in Louisiana (2014), Texas (2016), Alabama (2021), and in…
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Below are results from the harvest of the Owari rootstock trial in the fall of 2021. I added the 2019 & 2020 yields for a comparison. 2021 was the biggest yielding year to date with 20,301 lbs of fruit harvested from 60 trees. Converting our plot size to an acre would have yielded 60,903 lbs…