The annual Citrus Crop Forecast from U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) will be broadcast “live” on Southeast AgNet Radio Network for the 14th consecutive year at 8:29 a.m. Friday, October 9, 2009. 
Citrus Statistics Administrator Candi Erick will provide the numbers for the broadcast immediately upon their release from the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board in Washington D. C.
Southeast AgNet is again the exclusive radio network source for the “live” coverage and again this year an audio stream will also be available here on this website at www.southeastagnet.com. The website audio stream will begin at approximately 8:20 a.m. during the countdown for the radio network to go ‘live’ at 8:29 a. m. Click Here for Fill In Blank Form.
Sponsoring this report: 
Southeast AgNet President Gary Cooper will again anchor the broadcast from a citrus growers’ breakfast near Alturas hosted by Ray-Bob Groves and sponsored by Stallings Crop Insurance, also sponsoring the “live” statewide network coverage.
“There always seems to be numerous crop and market factors causing growers, market traders, businesses, banks and others to be focused on this initial seasonal USDA citrus crop forecast,” Cooper says. “This year is no different. This special live network program always has a strong and loyal statewide audience.”
Southeast AgNet Radio Network is a three-state agriculture news network airing ag news programs weekdays year-round on sixty-plus radio stations in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Network programs include two citrus headlines airing daily on radio affiliates and archived at www.southeastagnet.com.
Florida stations expected to participate in the October 9, 2009 Citrus Crop Forecast ‘LIVE’ network broadcast include the following. These local stations should be contacted for confirmation:
STATION REGION DIAL PHONE
WSWN-AM Belle Glade 900 561-996-2063
WLKF-AM Lakeland 1430 863-682-8184
WLBE-AM Leesburg 790 352-787-7900
WMEL-AM Cocoa 1300 321-631-1300
WOCA-AM Ocala 1370 352-732-8000
WPSL-AM Port St. Lucie 1590 772-340-1590
WTMY-AM Sarasota 1280 941-954-1280
WZZS-FM Zolfo Springs 106.9 863-494-4111