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Citrus Inventory and Abandoned Acres
USDA Agricultural Statistics Administrator Candy Erick discusses record low acreage levels for some varieties of Florida citrus, and tells why abandoned acreage totals declined this year. Polk County grower Vic Story discusses the main cause of reduced citrus acreage and says some county tax assessors have helped reduce the amount of abandoned groves. Hear their reports and read the USDA Florida Citrus Acreage and Production Reports.
HAVE YOU HEARD?
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Atlanticblue Board Members Stick by J.D. Alexander
Ammonia Leak at Haines City Citrus Growers Plant
$43.76 Million Land Deal for Hobe Grove
Let Commission Make Decisions on FDOC Chief
$200 Million Biomass Plant to be Built in Fort Meade
Florida Citrus Land Down 2.3% This Year
Despite Rulings, Canker Payments in Limbo
McLean Elected to Head Organic Trade Association
St. Lucie Ag Agent Wins National, State Honors
Syngenta Rep Discusses Phytophthora, Syngenta Products
A Rise in Peruvian Citrus Exports
Pakistan Forecasts Bumper Citrus Crop
FROM THE FIELD
Scientist Addresses Citrus Diseases Not Yet in Florida – and HLB
At Citrus Expo in August, University of Florida plant pathologist Megan Dewdney told growers about several citrus diseases that are not yet in Florida even though the vectors that spread them are here. Learn more.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Sept. 30 and Oct. 5 Training for Citrus Growers/Harvesters/Packers (in English and Spanish), Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, preregister with Jamie Yates, 863-956-8648 or jdyates@ufl.edu
Oct. 6-8 Florida Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting, The Peabody, Orlando
Oct. 12 SoutheastAgNet.com webcast of USDA’s initial citrus crop forecast for the 2011-12 season at 8:30 a.m., sponsored by Labor Solutions
Oct. 18 Research Management Committee meeting of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred
Oct. 18 Highlands County Extension OJ Break, (primary topics: citrus psyllid and HLB management and CHMAs), Bert J. Harris Jr. Agricultural Center, Sebring, contact Tim Hurner at 863-402-6540 or plowboy@ufl.edu
Oct. 25-27 Highlands County Ag-Venture, Highlands County Fairgrounds, Sebring
Oct. 26-27 International Citrus Economics Conference, Gaylord Palms Hotel, Orlando
Oct. 26-28 Florida Energy Summit, Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando
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