In the first of these reports, Florida Citrus Packers Executive Vice President Richard Kinney says fresh citrus shipments are a little behind normal pace so far this season due to a late start and small fruit sizes. In the second report, he notes that the industry is concerned by citrus black spot in Florida and sweet orange scab in Texas …

This report notes that Florida grower Vic Story has been named to one of the governor-elect’s transition teams, and that efforts are being beefed up to stop the import of HLB into western citrus states during the holiday season. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …

Among other meetings this week, Florida Citrus Mutual’s board of directors gathers Wednesday in Lake Alfred and the Highlands Citrus Grower Forum convenes Wednesday in Sebring. On Thursday, the Citrus Research and Development Foundation meets in Lake Alfred. This report has more details. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …

Lakeland-based Citrus Administrative Committee administers a fresh citrus marketing order overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is seeking more diversity of membership in all such committees. CAC Manager Duke Chadwell tells how his group is responding. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

In the first of these reports, University of Florida scientist Bob Ebel describes research into the use of salicylic acid to combat canker disease. In the second report, he tells how salicyclic acid works in plants, and how he hopes it might work against canker. Download Audio Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored …