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Boyd Grove Visit Highlights Peace River Tour
A visit to Maury Boyd’s southwest Florida grove and talks with the grower who developed a cocktail to keep HLB-infected trees productive highlighted a Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association tour Friday. Growers on the tour learned much about a wide array of topics. Hear the details. Adam Bunch, a citrus grower and custom herbicides applicator, was among those on the tour last Friday. Bunch says he took the tour looking for solutions to some issues he’s had this year. Listen to Bunch’s report.
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Citrus Black Spot: Good News and Question Marks
An update on the citrus black spot infestation in Collier and Hendry counties is provided by Greg Carlton, chief of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Bureau of Pest Eradication and Control. He offers some good news, but also says officials are puzzled by some of the black spot finds. Learn more.
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Fruit Prices, Fruit Drop are Issues for Citrus Grower
David Wheeler, president of Wheeler Farms, says growers without contracts for their fruit might have a hard time paying for the cost of production this season. Like many other growers, Wheeler has seen much higher-than-normal fruit drop. Hear his report.
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Holiday Season is Huge for Fresh Florida Citrus
Florida Citrus Packers Executive Vice President Peter Chaires says the current fresh fruit season is off to a strong start with exceptionally good grapefruit quality. He also discusses some reasons that Thanksgiving to Christmas is the heaviest sales season for fresh Florida citrus. Listen to the details.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Nov. 27 Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s Finance & Audit and Governance Committee meetings, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, contact 863-956-8817 or djohnson@citrusrdf.org
Nov. 30 Telephonic meeting of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s Commercial Product Development Committee at 10 a.m., call 800-615-2900 and enter participant access code 393338#
Dec. 1 Hendry County Farm Tour
Dec. 4 Telephonic meeting of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s board of directors at 9:30 a.m., call 800-615-2900 and enter participant access code 393338#
Dec. 6 Winter Weather School, Lake County Ag Center, Tavares
Dec. 8 HCCGA Fun Shoot, Quail Creek Plantation, Okeechobee
Dec. 11 Citrus Harvesting Research Advisory Council meeting, Florida Department of Citrus, Bartow
Dec. 13 Citrus Research Field Day, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred
Dec. 18 New Varieties Development and Management Corporation’s IFAS variety display, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, contact Peter Chaires at pchaires@nvdmc.org
Dec. 19 Florida Citrus Commission meeting, Florida Department of Citrus, Bartow
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