More FCIRCC Citrus Research Funding News

Gary Cooper February 15, 2007 Citrus, Florida

Florida Citrus Industry Research Coordinating Council (FCIRCC) Chairman Tim Anglea (photo) discusses the first initiatives on tap for the Council now that it has hired John Jackson Jr for its Executive Director position. Among other things, Anglea emphasizes this will be a cricital year for growers to become engaged directly in the legislative process. Report (2:00 wma)

California Medfly and Oriental Fruit Fly Updates
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in September took quarantine actions regarding Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) and Oriental fruit fly (OFF) in California. MEDFLY On Sept. 15, APHIS and CDFA expanded the Santa Clara Medfly quarantine in Santa Clara County. […]
PIECES OF THE PAST — Field Crates: From Mill to Memory
By Brenda Eubanks Burnette The humble field crate has its roots in the practical demands of grove labor, long before citrus became a branded commodity. Often confused with the crate developed in 1875 by E.B. Bean that was used to ship citrus, and which featured colorful citrus crate labels, the field crate’s origin is less […]