Carson Futch on Citrus Harvesting and Growing Issues

Ernie Neff January 23, 2013 Citrus, Florida

Carson Futch, chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission’s Citrus Harvesting Research Advisory Council, discusses the delay in getting an abscission chemical, the harvesting labor situation and other harvesting issues. Futch, a grower, also discusses disappointing yield, fruit drop and pricing this season.

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