Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks reacts to and provides more information about the recent finding of citrus black spot on a single piece of fruit in Polk County. The disease had previously been found only in southwest Florida. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here …
Citrus Black Spot Confirmed in Polk County
FDACS has released a notice related to a Citrus Black Spot (CBS) find in southern Polk County. Until now the disease was thought to be confined to southwest Florida. For more info: www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/black_spot/citrus_black_spot.shtml www.freshfromflorida.com/pi/enpp/pathology/citrus-black-spot.html Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
More on Benefits of Nutrition for Citrus Trees with HLB
University of Florida researcher Bob Rouse recently told growers from the Peace River region more about the benefit of using enhanced nutritionals on HLB-infected trees. In this report, he says some nutritional elements have been identified as being especially important for trees with HLB. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone …
Another Health Food
We have all known for a long time that this is good, but now it is a good health food. Everett Griner tells us healthy things about……watermelon. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Cattle Producers Urged to Test for Trich
Trichomoniasis is a disease that cattle producers are aware of but a problem that one veterinarian wants them to be testing for. One of the speakers during the first day of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association year-end quarterly meeting today in Lake City was Dr. Andrew Lovelady with the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University, and his topic was trich …
USDA Scientists Part of Global Food Security Breakthrough
An international team has completed a shotgun sequencing of the wheat genome. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Immigration Laws in Neighboring States have Helped FL Keep Labor Longer
David Hill, a specialty crop grower from Apopka, FL, says the immigration laws recently passed by neighboring states have actually helped his operation keep labor later in the season. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Corn Use for Ethanol is Falling
While concerns are there for many as to the usage of corn for ethanol, one analyst notes those usage numbers are heading down as it should be a half a billion bushels less next year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
2012 Farm Income Will be Lower Than Expected and Lower Than 2011
USDA has come out with a revised forecast for this year’s farm income. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Citrus Industry eNews: Maury Boyd’s Citrus Disease Program
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