GROWERS & EXHIBITORS – For those of you keeping up with Citrus Expo news, we are well on the way to another great show.
Exhibit spaces are more than two-thirds sold at this point and new exhibitors are signing up everyday! If your company is interested in participating in the World’s Preimer Citrus Expo, go online today, Citrus Expo, to get more information and download registration forms.
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EXHIBITORS – If your company is one of the advance reserved exhibitors for Citrus Expo 2010 August 18 & 19, please note the deadline of this coming Monday, February 1, 2010 for payment to guarantee your reserved booth choice. Any unpaid exhibit spaces will be open for new exhibitors after next Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
GROWERS – this year Citrus Expo is taking input on what you would like to hear at the Citrus Expo 2010 seminars.
Send us your seminar topic ideas and be entered to win! Send your input to CitrusExpo@SoutheastAgNet.com or fax us at (888) 957-2226.
Growers submitting worthy suggestions will be entered to win a $50 Cabela’s Gift Card from www.SoutheastAgNet.com. The winner will be drawn during Wednesday lunch at Citrus Expo 2010 . Name, address, phone number and/or e-mail address is required for drawing eligibility. Must be present to win.
Stay tuned to www.CitrusExpo.net for up-to-date information on everything CITRUS EXPO!
GROWERS – You probably received a Citrus Expo E-Newsletter this week, if not our e-newsletters are full of helpful information for companies interested in exhibiting, companies already exhibiting and Growers interested in keeping up with the progress of the world’s largest Citrus Show. Read on to get information on how to subscribe to our E-Newsletters. Read the rest of this entry »
Planning for Citrus Expo is in the works with exhibitors. The show is already half way sold with several on their way. We have released the remaining unreserved exhibit spaces to companies interested
in participating.
Visit our website at www.CitrusExpo.net to see which exhibit spaces are now open and to reserve your place for 2010!
Click here to see the current sponsors of the 2010 Citrus Expo and here to veiw the exhibitor list!
Tune to this Southeast AgNet website at 8;20 a. m. Friday October 9th for Citrus Crop Forecast “Live” coverage.
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Australian consultant Andy Krajewski put a different twist on canopy management in his talk at Citrus Expo in August. In the first report here, he offers an overview of his ideas about canopy management. In the second report, he discusses the benefits of shaping trees at an early age and taking a very measured approach to tree pruning.
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Citrus Expo exhibitors showed off much new technology that will help citrus growers be more efficient. One example is new software from ProPak Software. ProPak’s Rick Montney describes his product in this report.
In the accompanying reports, University of Florida economist Allen Morris, who spoke at Citrus Expo, discusses huge production cost increases for growers, the break-even price for juice oranges, the impact of retail OJ prices on grower returns, and the need to fund both research and marketing efforts.
An advanced citrus production system that should help growers get into production quickly, and low-volume spraying for psyllid control, are hot topics at Citrus Expo. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff summarizes presentations on those issues in the following reports.
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Proposed numeric nutrient water quality standards are causing great concern among those in Florida agriculture and Charles Shinn, Assistant Director of Government and Community Affairs with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, says the proposal has several flaws.
Day two of the 18th annual Citrus Expo in Ft. Myers has growers talking with various exhibitors, including Rachael Walters, Horticulture Technical Sales Coordinator with Bayer Crop Science. She is just one of their representatives at this years Expo as I talked with her about some of the products they’ve been discussing with growers.
The 18th Annual Citrus Expo is showing record crowds and one of the big attractions is the seminars as Staci Braswell, director of Government and Community Affairs with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, says they have several presenters speaking on some hot topics for the industry today.
The Florida Farm Bureau Federation is one of over 150 exhibitors at the 18th annual Citrus Expo Trade show. And Adam Basford, National Affairs Director, says that they hope to talk to citrus growers about the importance of a Farm Bureau Membership.
Record crowds attended the first day of the Citrus Expo Wednesday, visiting the sold out trade show, and packing the seminar hall to hear experts discuss the citrus industry’s hottest topics. In these reports, Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff tells what messages speakers have already delivered.
This is day two of Citrus Expo as the trade show is open from 8:00am until 2:00 pm with seminars getting underway at 9:15am.
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Many have been streaming through the doors of the 18th annual Citrus Expo which opened this morning, as the first stop for most is the sold-out trade show.
Then once visiting the trade show area many head over for the seminars which also started this morning and run not only through the afternoon but also tomorrow.
Citrus Expo is today and Thursday, August 19th & 20th, at the Lee Civic Center in Ft Myers. To learn more visit www.CitrusExpo.net for all the program details.
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The 18th Annual Citrus Expo is underway and Citrus Industry’s Ernie Neff says that it has a lot to offer growers in terms of hot topics in the industry today.
The world’s premier citrus trade show and educational program opens at Fort Myers. The accompanying reports describe the educational seminars being presented today; they focus primarily on HLB, or citrus greening disease.
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The 18th annual Citrus Expo kicks off tomorrow at Lee Civic Center in Ft Myers, as exhibitors are moving in today for the event’s largest trade show ever.
Many are arriving at the site to setup as Gary Cooper is just one of the many Southeast AgNet staff members here today as he took a break to put together a couple of reports concerning not only the Expo, but about the recent citrus crop forecast.
Citrus Expo will run this Wednesday and Thursday, August 19th & 20th, at the Lee Civic Center in Ft Myers with registration starting at 7:30 both mornings.
To learn more visit www.CitrusExpo.net for all the program details.
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The 18th annual Citrus Expo set for this Wednesday and Thursday, August 19 & 20 at Lee Civic Center in Ft Myers, is preparing for its largest ever trade show. More than 160 exhibit spaces are booked for product & service displays catering to commercial citrus growers from all over. A record number of 700 individual citrus growers have pre-registered for the event too, which will feature two days of seminars largely focused on citrus greening. Seminars will also include a few other topics that growers need to be aware of right now too. Hear more about Citrus Expo in this report and visit www.CitrusExpo.net for all the program details.
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These reports each preview some features that commercial citrus growers and industry leaders can expect at this week’s Citrus Expo at Lee Civic Center in Ft Myers. Among other things, the two day event on Wednesday and Thursday will offer 8.5 CEU credits for citrus growers attending the seminars and about the same number of CCA credits for Certified Crop Advisors who are in attendance too. Registration opens at 7:30 each day and growers who did NOT pre-register can still register and get their name badge and lunch tickets at the door. The event offers free admission to bona-fide commercial citrus growers, production managers and grove decision-makers, and non-exhibiting vendors must pay an admission fee. Find more seminar, trade show, and overall program details at the website by clicking the Citrus Expo logo below.
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Well the Citrus Expo officially gets under way Wednesday, August 19, and Gary Cooper says that there is a reason why it’s referred to as the world’s premier citrus expo.
An advanced citrus production system should help citrus growers get into production more quickly than they do using traditional growing methods. Arnold Schumann, who will discuss the system’s benefits at Citrus Expo, offers a preview of his presentation.
Citrus Expo seminars Aug. 19-20 will focus on ways growers can deal with citrus greening and other challenges in the grove but will also address other important topics, including the economics of the citrus business. In the first report, Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff gives an overview of the scheduled economics presentations. In the second, Allen Morris previews his talk about a recent unusual juice pricing situation that has left growers in a bind.
In the first report below, University of Florida entomologist Michael Rogers discusses his planned Citrus Expo talk about aerial applications for psyllid control. In the second report, he tells what message growers will take home from his presentation.
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University of Florida entomologist Lukasz Stelinski will focus on several aspects of psyllid control in his Citrus Expo presentation Aug. 19. He’ll discuss psyllid biology, low-volume sprays and new pesticide technologies. He and Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff discuss his presentation in the first report below. In the second report, Stelinski says Expo attendees will get a good take-home message about low-volume spraying.
In the first report below, multi-county citrus extension agent Steve Futch tells Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff about the talk he’ll give at Citrus Expo on various HLB scouting methods. In the second report, Futch says his presentation will help growers understand the importance of using different survey methods. Futch uses the third report to tell how important Expo and other educational forums are for citrus growers.
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GROWERS & EXHIBITORS – For those of you keeping up with Citrus Expo news, we are well on the way to another great show.
Australian consultant Andy Krajewski put a different twist on canopy management in his talk at Citrus Expo in August. In the first report here, he offers an overview of his ideas about canopy management. In the second report, he discusses the benefits of shaping trees at an early age and taking a very measured approach to tree pruning.
Citrus Expo exhibitors showed off much new technology that will help citrus growers be more efficient. One example is new software from ProPak Software. ProPak’s Rick Montney describes his product in this report.
In the accompanying reports, University of Florida economist Allen Morris, who spoke at Citrus Expo, discusses huge production cost increases for growers, the break-even price for juice oranges, the impact of retail OJ prices on grower returns, and the need to fund both research and marketing efforts.
An advanced citrus production system that should help growers get into production quickly, and low-volume spraying for psyllid control, are hot topics at Citrus Expo. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff summarizes presentations on those issues in the following reports.
Proposed numeric nutrient water quality standards are causing great concern among those in Florida agriculture and Charles Shinn, Assistant Director of Government and Community Affairs with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, says the proposal has several flaws. 
Day two of the 18th annual Citrus Expo in Ft. Myers has growers talking with various exhibitors, including Rachael Walters, Horticulture Technical Sales Coordinator with Bayer Crop Science. She is just one of their representatives at this years Expo as I talked with her about some of the products they’ve been discussing with growers.
The 18th Annual Citrus Expo is showing record crowds and one of the big attractions is the seminars as Staci Braswell, director of Government and Community Affairs with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, says they have several presenters speaking on some hot topics for the industry today.
The Florida Farm Bureau Federation is one of over 150 exhibitors at the 18th annual Citrus Expo Trade show. And Adam Basford, National Affairs Director, says that they hope to talk to citrus growers about the importance of a Farm Bureau Membership.
The Citrus Expo kicks off tomorrow and runs through Thursday and Gary Cooper says that they have a full agenda with a lot to offer to the grower.
An advanced citrus production system should help citrus growers get into production more quickly than they do using traditional growing methods. Arnold Schumann, who will discuss the system’s benefits at Citrus Expo, offers a preview of his presentation.
In the first report below, University of Florida entomologist Michael Rogers discusses his planned Citrus Expo talk about aerial applications for psyllid control. In the second report, he tells what message growers will take home from his presentation.
will focus on several aspects of psyllid control in his Citrus Expo presentation Aug. 19. He’ll discuss psyllid biology, low-volume sprays and new pesticide technologies. He and Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff discuss his presentation in the first report below. In the second report, Stelinski says Expo attendees will get a good take-home message about low-volume spraying.
tells Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff about the talk he’ll give at Citrus Expo on various HLB scouting methods. In the second report, Futch says his presentation will help growers understand the importance of using different survey methods. Futch uses the third report to tell how important Expo and other educational forums are for citrus growers.
