by Alahe Izadi, The Bulletin   What’s the biggest enemy to Miami-Dade County’s $1.6 billion agriculture industry? A little fruit fly. Specifically, the Bactrocera dorsalis, or oriental fruit fly.   The flies, described by Florida’s Agriculture Department as one of the industry’s “most devastating pests,” were first spotted in theContinue Reading

U.S. consumers spend significantly more money in retailers when avocados are included in their baskets, according to new research from the Hass Avocado Board.   In a new study entitled Keys to the Cart: Driving Hass Avocado Sales at Retail, the California-based association looked at how avocado purchases impacted theContinue Reading