Worried About PFD? Worry No More As citrus growers across Florida are beginning to think about Post Bloom Fruit Drop (PFD) and consider best practices for prevention and protection from the ravages it could represent.“They should pay close attention to the soil as part of their PFD prevention practices,” said…
LidoChem Challenges Scott’s Miracle Gro Trademark BY CINDY ZIMMERMAN | NOVEMBER 23, 2020 LidoChem, Inc. is fighting to protect its “Performance” trademarks in a case against Scott’s Miracle-Gro. LidoChem and its Performance Nutrition Division filed a claim to void Scott’s Miracle-Gro trademark registrations at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “Miracle-Gro…
Solving the Puzzle of Citrus Greening The puzzle of recovering from Citrus Greening (HLB) is coming into clearer focus. Grower trials in south and central Florida coupled with research from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (UF-IFAS) point to soil health as the key… that’s the…
Proven Path to HLB Recovery The repetitive angst expressed by Citrus growers across south and central Florida about the prospect of losing their multi-generational family groves has been the impetus for developing an easy-to-use PERFORMANCE Citrus Greening Recovery Program.Refrains like that of Bob Ellen, a citrus grower from Dade City…
Dade City…… After being at wits end to try to save his family’s 85-year legacy of growing citrus, Bobby Ellen tried the PERFORMANCE Citrus Greening Recovery Program® on his six acre grove of Valencia oranges. When Citrus Greening hit his grove, he lost 1,300 25-year-old trees and he was afraid…
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Your recent “Zap. Take that, citrus greening" article states the usual discouraging statistics: millions of boxes of oranges lost and millions of dollars spent in fruitless research. Using a laser is just another gimmick that does not address the cause of the problem. What is the cause of citrus greening? …
Sustainable agriculture is more than just the new “hip” buzzword. It’s a way of farming that promotes soil health, resists disease pressure, improves water quality and water use efficiency, while at the same time, producing higher fruit quality and yield, and, reduced input costs. This concept was put to task…
Performance Nutrition® Announces EPA’s Approval of Argosy®-RF for use with Engenia® Herbicide Tank MixPerformance Nutrition®, a division of LidoChem Inc., based in Hazlet, NJ, announces the company’s innovative adjuvant, Argosy®-RF, has been added to the list of EPA-approved adjuvants for use in tank mix with BASF’s Engenia® herbicide. Engenia is…