The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) recently announced the pending retirement of multi-county citrus Extension agent Chris Oswalt. Oswalt has been the agent for Polk and Hillsborough counties for decades.
Michael Rogers, UF/IFAS statewide citrus research and Extension coordinator, said Oswalt “has faithfully served and greatly benefited numerous growers, researchers and his fellow Extension agents.”
“From early work on the Florida Department of Citrus’s mechanical harvesting project, to a stint with an agri-chemical company in the late 1970s, Chris eventually found his calling in citrus production and Extension work,” Rogers reported. “He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degree at UF and accumulated a lifetime of experience that he has generously shared with Florida growers throughout his career.”
Rogers offered additional observations about Oswalt:…