Citrus Mutual Holds Member Grower Meetings Around Florida

Gary Cooper May 4, 2009 Citrus, Florida

In this series of reports, AgNet’s Ernie Neff (photo left) reports on some of the issues being discussed at a series of Florida Citrus Mutual member meetings presently underway around Florida. The first two are overviews, the second two reports feature Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks (photo right).

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