CHMAs Reducing HLB-Spreading Citrus Psyllids 50-60%

Dan Citrus, Florida, General

The coordinated grower sprays within citrus health management areas (CHMAs) have reduced HLB-spreading psyllids by 50-60 percent in a year, University of Florida entomologist Michael Rogers reports. Rogers, speaking at this week’s Florida Citrus Growers’ Institute in Avon Park, says there are still psyllid hotspots where all growers are not participating in CHMAs. He predicts the CHMA program will pay …

Florida Beef Checkoff Dollars at Work

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Livestock

Beef checkoff dollars spent in Florida are approved by those who serve on the Florida Beef Council, and one of those is Larry Williams from Lake City who wants cattle producers in the state to know they fund various programs with those dollars. Download Audio