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Hear the Citrus Crop Forecast Live on October 8
Be among the very first to learn the USDA’s Annual October Citrus Crop Forecast, thanks to live Web and radio coverage sponsored by Stallings Crop Insurance. Join your citrus neighbors for the Stallings breakfast at Ray-Bob Groves barn near Alturas. The Peace River Citrus Growers Association is also hosting area breakfasts (call 863-494-0061 or 863-773-2644 for details). Tune in to the live webcast on Friday, Oct. 8 at 8:30 a.m. right here at this website. Click here to test your computer to ensure you will be able to hear the audio stream. You can also listen to the report on Oct. 8 via radio broadcast on a Southeast AgNet citrus news affiliate station.
Sponsor for 2010-11 USDA Citrus Crop Forecast Broadcast is
Have You Heard? (click on each line to hear/see the story)
EPA Grants Short Extension on Florida Nutrients Inland Water Rule
Concerns Slow Integration of FL Citrus Research Panels
Gubenatorial Candidates Offer Thoughts on Florida Ag Policy
Growers React to Citrus Inventory and Guess the Size of the Florida Orange Crop
Series of Seminars to Address Citrus Management in New Disease Era
Citrus Growers Learn About Biofuels Crop Alternatives
USDA’s Recent Citrus Summary, Inventory and Abandoned Acreage Reports
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More From McClure
By now, you may have read the profile in the September issue of Citrus Industry magazine on Peter McClure of Evans Properties. McClure offers additional thoughts in an added post to this website, including his first experiences with greening and what still haunts him today.
SNEAK PEEK
October Issue On The Way
The October 2010 issue of Citrus Industry magazine will be arriving soon in your mailbox. Among the features, authors Mark A. Ritenour and Megan M. Dewdney report that “While fresh shipments declined more than 5 percent compared to the previous season to 32.5 million cartons (4/5 bu), fruit quality remained excellent and revenues increased more than 19 percent to more than $433 million.” Read the rest of the story in the article “Fresh citrus issues: black spot, canker and MRL,” on page 18. Meanwhile, you can hear more on citrus black spot (CBS) from these authors in the following news reports:
Megan Dewdney Discusses Several Aspects of Citrus Black Spot
Mark Ritenour Talks About Why CBS Is So Important to Packers and Shippers