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WEATHER WATCH
Mutual: Florida Citrus Came Through Freeze In Pretty Good Shape
Florida Citrus Mutual spokesman Andrew Meadows says the citrus industry came through the Tuesday night-Wednesday morning freeze “in pretty good shape.” He tells what happened in different areas of the citrus belt. Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam discusses the lack of dormancy in citrus trees prior to this week’s freeze and mitigating factors that apparently kept citrus from being severely harmed. Listen to their reports and read the latest update from Mutual on the second night of the freeze.
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HAVE YOU HEARD?
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Crops Escape Devastation from Low Temperatures
OJ Prices Soar after Cold Blast in Florida
A Bit of Cold Weather, the Sweeter the Orange?
Florida OJ Plant Expanding, Adding 60 Workers
Citrus Production School Begins Jan. 24
2011 Freeze Still Felt by Some Brevard Growers
Citrus Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Celebration
Uruguay Citrus in the Dumps Due to Rising Costs
DON’T MISS THIS
Citrus Research & Development Foundation: Where it’s Headed
Citrus Research and Development Foundation Chief Operations Officer Harold Browning discusses the foundation’s increasing movement toward its “development” phase – getting research findings to work in the field. He also discusses efforts to work with regulatory agencies on product development, the quest for federal funding for enhanced psyllid research, and the need for continued short-, medium- and long-range research on HLB. Hear his report.
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FROM THE FIELD
Indian River Citrus League Addressing GAPs, Water and More
Development of good agricultural practices was a major project for the Indian River Citrus League in 2011 and will be again in 2012, says League Executive Vice President Doug Bournique. A couple of important water issues, research funding and the reduction of regulatory burdens are also on the League’s 2012 agenda, Bournique reports. Learn more.
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ON THE HORIZON
January USDA Citrus Crop Webcast
Click here to test receiving the audio stream for Southeast AgNet’s upcoming live webcast of USDA’s monthly Citrus Crop Forecast on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 8:30 a.m.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Jan. 6 Florida Citrus Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Kick-Off Celebration, Arts on the Park, Lakeland, contact Brenda Eubanks Burnette at BBurne1003@aol.com or 561-351-4314
Jan. 12 Highlands Citrus OJ Break on Citrus Greening and Psyllid Management, Bert J. Harris Jr. Ag Center, Sebring, contact Tim Hurner at plowboy@ufl.edu or 863-402-6540
Jan. 18 Citrus Grower Seminar – Nutrition and Soil Fertility, Bert Harris Jr. Ag Center, Sebring, contact Tim Hurner at plowboy@ufl.edu or 863-402-6540
Jan. 24 Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s Board of Directors Annual Meeting, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, contact 863-956-5894 or anowicki@citrusrdf.org
Feb. 4 Hendry County Extension Ag Tour, contact Debra at 863-674-4092
April 2-4 International Symposium on Mechanical Harvesting & Handling Systems of Fruits and Nuts, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred
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