FDACS,
UF/IFAS OFFERS TRAINING MATERIALS FOR CITRUS PRODUCERS The
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the University of
Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have made available two new
online training programs to the citrus industry. A
citrus harvester
decontamination video is available in English and Spanish at www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/videos.html.
You may either download the video or call for DVD or VHS copies at (800) 282-5153.
On-site training is available by calling the same number. Citrus
disease identification training is also underway to help graders at packinghouses
identify citrus canker and other diseases. Post-harvest resources may be found
at http://postharvest.ifas.ufl.edu.
Citrus packers who would like more information about disease identification may
also call (800) 282-5153. ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only
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