The Florida Research Center for Agricultural Sustainability, Inc

02/01/2026

Flooding a Grove works by using water’s stored heat:
• Water releases heat as it cools and freezes.
• Flooded soil stays warmer than dry soil, helping keep the root zone and lower trunk above critical temperatures.
• This creates a warmer microclimate around the trees, reducing cold injury.

In Florida groves, flooding can raise temperatures near the tree by 2–6°F, which can be the difference between damage and survival.

Praying we save our trees!

12/09/2025

11/15/2024

Another Beautiful Day!

06/11/2024

05/02/2024

Florida otters cruising the Centers drainage canal.

04/28/2021

We are conducting a new research project to determine the use of a novel device for field release of volatile repellents (nontoxic) against Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri. We are wondering if you know of any students/volunteers that need field research experience that might be interested working on this project. If you know someone that could work out in a citrus grove and collect, label and record insects (ACP)? We would provide hands on training that would be valuable if the student was interested in perusing biological research or other related field of study. Please message us if you are interested

09/04/2020

Successful installation of a new weather/sensor station! Looking forward to receiving some good data.

07/18/2020

Laying irrigation pipe.

07/18/2020

Ruby Reds are planted!

06/27/2020

The last couple of months have been challenging as well as exciting! We are close to the finish line. Now we just need to get 2,000 Ruby Red Grapefruit trees in the ground and irrigation hooked up.

04/15/2020

Removal of Grapefruit trees infected by HLB aka Citrus greening disease which is a disease of citrus caused by a vector-transmitted pathogen from Asia. Florida Citrus farmers are resilient and will overcome this disease.