Paul Rusnak

Growers are looking for greater disease resistance, labor-saving traits, as well as tastes and colors consumers demand. Seed companies are taking notice.

USDA Issues Federal Order expanding inspections and testing protocols in response to tomato brown rugose fruit virus finds.

Wisconsin berries are barely making it with the winged pest on the fly, but scientists are looking at new ways to defend from ground level.

The latest pest to hit Florida citrus has the potential to cause economic harm.

Learn more about a unique urban agriculture project aiming to feed locals with fresh produce and knowledge.

Oranges, among other ag commodities, have been caught in the crosshairs of export challenges.

Find out who will be sharing nearly $473k in cost-share funding to fuel efforts that will save water usage and drastically reduce nutrient loads.

Air vents are a common entry point for pests, and may need screening.

Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this vegetable pest.

Take a look and see if anything catches your eye as well.

What you need to identify and manage this weed.

Gene editing, once thought impossible in apples, now offers intriguing possibilities.

Learn how fruit growers share the similarities and differences between the two trellised crops.

North Florida and South Georgia citrus plantings offer some advantages, but it comes with a risk.

$800 million in USDA block grants to help producers most affected by two of last year’s monster storms.

Nutrient stewards on the farm set an example for all to follow now and into the future. Here’s your chance to learn from some of the standouts in Florida.

IMG Citrus is reintroducing a classic to the U.S. marketplace.

As the ability to detect maladies in tree fruit and other plants increases, the concepts of clean plants and disease prevention become cloudy.

Small-town-based Zilke Farm Kitchen pumps much-needed money into its community. Here’s how you can do the same thing.

Find out how seed companies are doing their best to stay ahead of production trends.