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Florida citrus funding of $32.6 million
On June 2, Florida governor DeSantis approved all $32.6 million worth of citrus-related funding in the state budget, Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) Executive Vice President/CEO Mike Sparks reported. The budget had been set earlier by the state Legislature.
Sparks detailed the citrus appropriations:
Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF), $3 million
Citrus Research and Field Trial (CRAFT) program, $5 million
New varieties, $500,000
Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) marketing, $17 million which includes $5 million recurring and $12 million for the Citrus Recovery Act
Federal Citrus Health Response Program funding pass through, $7 million
CRDF is a research- and development-funding agency formed primarily to combat the devastating disease HLB. CRAFT is a program that provides growers incentives to plant citrus trees that will be used to research practices aimed at mitigating the impacts of HLB in groves. The FDOC is the long-stan
Return of Aldicarb in Florida Citrus Denied by State Agriculture Department
Posted by Frank Giles|April 22, 2021
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has denied AgLogic Chemical LLC’s state pesticide registration application for the pesticide aldicarb on citrus crops in Florida. The pesticide registrant’s application failed to comply with requirements of federal law, according to the state agency.
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“While there are promising new horizons for fighting citrus greening, like recent breakthroughs at UF/IFAS on genetic resistance, aldicarb poses an unacceptable risk to human, animal, and environmental health in Florida, is one of the world’s most toxic pesticides, and is banned in more than 100 countries,” says Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. “The registrant’s application does not meet the requirements of state law, and we must therefore deny the registration of aldicarb for use in the State of Florida. I look fo
Florida agriculture officials ban citrus pesticide approved near end of Trump administration
Florida agriculture officials on Wednesday announced that that the insecticide aldicarb approved in January by the administration of President Donald Trump for use on citrus will remain banned in Florida.
The details: Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said her department is denying the pesticide application of AgLogic Chemical LLC, which
would manufacture
in Florida.
The department cited a U. S. Environmental Protection Agency legal response last week to a petition filed in a federal appeals court in March by environmental groups. They were challenging the agency s Jan. 12 approval a week before Trump left office.
Updated: March 12, 2021
Nominations are now open for Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award. The industry honor has been presented since 1994 to recognize environmentally innovative Florida growers and ranchers. FDACS needs your help to find the next crop of honorees.
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“We have nearly 10 million acres of farmland, and every acre is an opportunity for land conservation and improved water quality,” says State Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried.
The following environmental practices will be considered in judging nominations for the 2021 Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award:
Wildlife protection and Habitat Conservation: Provide a safe, vibrant habitat for wildlife within an agricultural operation.