Follow Up Coverage from FL Citrus Mutual Conference

Gary Cooper June 8, 2007 Citrus, Florida

We’ll have a number of reports with news gathered from Florida Citrus Mutual’s Citrus Conference in Bonita Springs. In these reports, Mutual grower and leader Jay Clark comments on the program and challenges facing growers and the industry.
Report (1:30 mp3)
Report (1:30 mp3)
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