NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gary Cooper (352) 671-1909
CITRUS CROP FORECAST “LIVE” STATEWIDE BROADCAST/WEBCAST
(Southeast AgNet, Ocala, FL, Oct 5, 2011) The annual Citrus Crop Forecast from U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) will be broadcast “live” on Southeast AgNet Radio Network for the 16th consecutive year at 8:29 a.m. Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Citrus Statistics Administrator Candi Erick will join the broadcast to release the crop estimate numbers directly from USDA’s Agricultural Statistics Board in Washington D. C.
Southeast AgNet is again the exclusive radio network source for this “live” coverage. An audio stream will also be available at the network’s website at www.southeastagnet.com. The website audio stream will begin at approximately 8:05 a.m. on October 12, featuring citrus industry and market discussion and broadcast countdown announcements, and the radio network broadcast will go ‘live’ at 8:29 a. m.
Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper will again anchor the broadcast from a special Peace River Valley Citrus Growers’ breakfast in Arcadia. Labor Solutions (www.LaborSolutions.com) is sponsoring the “live” network coverage and website audio stream for this special annual broadcast.
“The frozen concentrate (FCOJ) market experienced huge fluctuations this past year as traders reacted to supply and demand expectations,” Cooper explains. “This year we will discuss recent market impacts in the pre-broadcast program segment which will only be heard at www.SoutheastAgNet.com”. A website audio test and printable fill-in-blank crop forecast form is available now at this direct link: http://southeastagnet.com/2011/10/04/website-audio-stream-test-for-citrus-crop-forecast/
Southeast AgNet Radio Network is a three-state farm news service airing ag news weekdays year-round on 65-plus radio stations in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Network programs include two daily citrus headlines airing in citrus producing areas. Reports are archived at www.southeastagnet.com. A sister company, Southeast AgNet Publications, Inc., owns and publishes Citrus Industry Magazine.
Florida stations expected to participate in the October 12, 2011 Citrus Crop Forecast ‘LIVE’ network broadcast include the following. Listeners are encouraged to contact these local stations for confirmation:
STATION REGION DIAL PHONE
WSWN-AM Belle Glade 900 561-996-2063
WRUF-AM Gainesville 850 352-392-0771
WLKF-AM Lakeland 1430 863-682-8184
WMEL-AM Cocoa 1300 321-631-1300
WOCA-AM Ocala 1370 352-732-8000
WOCA-FM Ocala 96.7 352-732-8000
WPSL-AM Port St. Lucie 1590 772-340-1590
WSTU -AM Stuart 1450 772-340-1590
WZZS-FM Zolfo Springs 106.9 863-494-4111
5053 N. W. Hwy 225-A • Ocala, FL 34482 • Phone: (352) 671-1909 • Fax: (888) 943-2224 • office@southeastagnet.com
www.southeastagnet.com
News post sponsor:
Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035