Citrus Commission Moves On CMNP, FDOC Executive Director

Dan August 31, 2011 Citrus, Florida

The Florida Citrus Commission this week agreed to a settlement of a rift with private firm AgroSource, the Florida Department of Citrus’ (FDOC) long-time partner in the effort to register the abscission agent CMNP as a mechanical harvesting aid. The commission also started work on finding a new FDOC executive director. Commission Chairman Marty McKenna discusses the AgroSource settlement and the executive director search in this interview.

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