Citrus Production Case Study

“The Osage Orange Tree” was written by William Stafford. Throughout this short story, two main protagonist include of a young female high school student named Evangeline, and a young male high school student which who narrates this beloved story. There are three key events that that show Evangeline’s crazy but affectionate acts towards the narrator. Evangeline buys newspapers to see the narrator, acts clingy, and meets up at an orange tree with the narrator. Which the tree is symbolic for protection, keeping her actions apart from her parents. Although there are consequences for certain actions, some can act out with crazy but affectionate acts.

Growing up with timidity and when don’t have love. Gary soto incorporates internal and external dialogue into his stories “broken chain”, “seventh grade” and the narrative poem “oranges’’. The main idea of these passages is that the main characters have insecurity, immaturity and looking for acceptance. The characters are not confident enough to go talk to the girl. An example that means that is that they shy and don't have enough “guts’’ to talk the girl. Soto creates character with similar personality by using dialogue to reveal that the males in the story and poem all share one thing in common. They all have a girl they like.

The poems “ Oranges” by Gary Soto expresses a slow and light feeling, the story focuses on a boy and a girl first time going out. The other poem “ Maco Limping” by David Nava Monreal gives a wide variety of tone. The story is based around this dog with some disabilities. Both poems have similar tones conveyed by the authors’ word choice.

Orange County bears the name of the backbone fruit that has played an important role on a drama that took place in 1936. An event that has often been forgotten by many, and it is well known for few as the “Citrus War of 1936”

In modern years, farms have been expanding. At this time, the county has 11,270 acres in citrus, with 1,261,000 citrus trees producing 3,201,000 boxes of citrus fruit each year. Most of Okeechobee County's citrus trees are orange trees. The county has 1,039,600 orange trees and 169,800 grapefruit trees. The remaining are tangerines and other kinds of citrus.

The poem, “Oranges” by Gary Soto focuses on the emotions and thoughts of a young boy meeting up with a girl for the first time. The poem begins with the boy, walking in the cold, December weather, carrying two oranges in his jacket. Then comes his initial contact with the girl at her house, following the walk to the drugstore. In the drugstore, the boy offers the girl to get what she wants, in which the picks a chocolate bar. However, the chocolate bar costs a dime, but the boy has only a nickel. To prevent embarrassment, the boy keeps quiet to the girl and pays for the chocolate bar using the nickel and the orange he brought. The cashier understood the situation, allowing the purchase. The two kids walk out the drugstore, holding hands until they stop to unwrap the chocolate and peel the orange. The poem ends with the author describing the contrast with the bright orange against the gray, gloomy weather.

(2014) showed pollination by bees could have an even greater economical value than previously thought due to the study not only considering value to the yield but the quality of the final fruits with regards to trade classes and shelf life the latter being the major factor determining the commercial value of pollination. It is estimated that between one third and a half of all fruits and vegetables are lost due to damage and deterioration during the packing, transporting and storage after harvesting, or wasted at retailer and consumer level.

While I broaden my own knowledge of the agriculture in other parts of the country, I also desire to increase the knowledge of others on what agriculture means to Florida. Agriculture is only second to tourism as Florida’s largest economic sector, although many don’t realize that, and just as I hope to learn more about animal agriculture in other areas through the AFA Animal Institute, I hope to make others more aware of Florida agriculture. Although citrus trees may come to mind as the main Florida agricultural commodity, Florida also has thriving dairy, beef, and aquaculture industries that augment these industries in other areas of the country.

In a study on the Wonderful pomegranate trees, a Fresno, California team led by researcher Tiziana Centofanti and USDA soil scientists Gary Banuelos, observed that the crops were smaller after two years of 35 percent less water, but showed no significant negatives in quality, taste or health benefits.

There was a serious infection of orange tree in Florida called citrus greening. There was a bacteria known as C. Liberibacter asiaticus that cause scourges inside the trees and spread through insects. They already tried every way to destroy the root, such as chopped down hundreds of thousands of infected trees and sprayed pesticides, but it was no use.

Vicky was in jail for a year due to selling drugs to an undercover cop. For nine years, the reporter (maternal grandmother) raised the children. When Vicky got out of prison, the judge ordered the children back to her. She has been out for a year and a half. According to the reporter, Vicky is using crack. It was unknown if she uses it in the presence of the children. Vicky has been gone from the home for five days, leaving the children home alone. She would go to the neighborhood of William and Son, behind the Four Season Produce, which is a drug area. Vicky would also leave the children home alone for week. Ron (older sibling to the victims) took the children food and noticed the power was off. The power was off because of a power shortage

Invasive species devastate the agricultural community. Specifically, for the state of Florida, citrus greening has been destructive in the growing, production, and harvesting of the citrus industry. On average, invasive species across our country costs the US $137 billion and Florida's agriculture industry alone $200 million annually. The importance of this issue is the invasive species, Asian citrus psyllid, has no cure and it's been found in every country in Florida that has citrus production. Once the invasive species injects the leaves with their toxin, you can't save the tree. This disease, which has been in Florida since 2005, has tremendously affected the high level

For citrus growers in Florida, the future is uncertain. Two bacterial diseases, named citrus canker and citrus greening disease, have devastated countless acres of trees across the state. For an industry that “generates about $8.9 billion a year,” this is no small issue (“Citrus Greening”). The Florida Citrus Grower’s Association would like to import a landrace of orange discovered in China that is resistant to citrus greening disease and test it in Florida to discover its effects on both citrus canker and greening. Although there are advantages to importing a resistant form of citrus, the risks greatly outweigh the potential benefits, and for this reason, the Association should begin to place its efforts towards the many

Numerous problematic aspects were shown throughout this film that needed to be resolved as quick as possible. It was mentioned that there are no seasons in the supermarket which is a very valid point that not a lot of people notice. All year round fruits are placed on shelves in our supermarkets. Since we are used to seeing this, we never realize that this is odd. For instance, Food, Inc. claims individuals can get tomatoes any time of the year. They are picked when they are green and ripened with ethylene gas. This is similar to apples that are sprayed with thiabendazole which causes birth defects. In order to resolve this is to stop buying conventional fruit. If there is a decrease in sale of these injected fruits it will lead to a decrease in production. A company is not going to continue releasing an item if they are not getting any sales.

1409 was the start of New Zealand long and prosperous relationship with Kiwifruit growing. Ironically, the kiwifruit seeds themselves were brought back by Whanganui teacher Mabel Fisher after a trip in China. Horticulturist, Alexandra Allison nurtured and sprouted the seeds that have now turned into an iconic Kiwi industry. Hayward Wright is the man responsible for the start of the Zespri brand. Exploiting the rich, volcanic soils from the