Citrus Research Funding Update

Ernie Neff January 22, 2013 Citrus, Florida

Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks tells the Citrus Research and Development Foundation Tuesday that while an effort to obtain federal research funding from tariffs is “geared down a bit,” hope flourishes for state research dollars.

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