Citrus growers in the Indian River citrus production region have had to adjust their thinking about canker and greening over the past 12 months. In this report, Indian River Citrus League’s Doug Bournique discusses how growers now realize greening is at least as big a threat to grapefruit as it is to oranges. Report (2:00 mp3) FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE …
Timing of Referendum Causes Concern Among Growers
In this report, comments from Florida Citrus Mutual C E O Mike Sparks about the timing of a possible grower referendum, which is being considered by a Joint Legislative Sunset Review Committee. With the Legislative session right around the corner, Sparks says the grower community needs to act fast to develop input for the process, or risk someone else making …
Who is Feeding us Now?
Is America an importer or exporter of food today? Everett Griner talks about it today and gives us the answer.  Report (1:00 mp3) HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET? Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober …
FL Agriculture Very Concerned Over UF/IFAS Budget Cuts
We’ve been contacted by several farm groups and industry leaders who are urging farmers to contact University of Florida’s President and the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives to say “no†to disproportionate cuts to the IFAS budget. Dade County Farm Bureau writes, “It seems that some people want to believe that agriculture in Florida is a dying industry. …
FL Citrus Mutual CEO Sparks re Sunset Discussion & Timeline
In these two reports, reaction and comments from Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks about the pressing timeline growers and grower groups are under to respond to the Joint Legislative Sunset Committee with regard to the idea of moving forward with a grower referendum about the Department of Citrus. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE DEADLINE …
FL Citrus Mutual’s Revamped Website
LAKELAND, Fla. (February 4, 2008) In order to provide growers, the media and the general public with better citrus information, Florida Citrus Mutual Monday unveiled a completely revamped website. The website – www.flcitrusmutual.com – will offer Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle …
FDOC Sunset Review – Grower Point, Counterpoint
At Thursday’s meeting of the Joint Legislative Sunset Committee in Winter Haven, several growers and grower group representatives spoke in favor of the Florida Department of Citrus and the grower taxes that support it, while C E O of the state’s largest citrus grower, Charles Lucas representing Consolidated Citrus’s 50-thousand acres, spoke in favor of a referendum giving weight to …
The Extension of King Cotton
What is causing this? Everett Griner tells us today about it and just what choices producers have.  Report (1:00 mp3) FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE DEADLINE – HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET? Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity …
Beefmobile Comes to Alabama
The Beefmobile has been at various locations across Alabama this past week and that includes a stop at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention & Trade Show which continues today in Birmingham. Wrangler Jodee Inman has a booth set up with a variety of information about the beef checkoff for producers who stop by. Report (1:50 mp3)           To learn more …
AL Livestock Market Report
One booth you’ll find at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention & Trade Show is from the Alabama Department of Agriculture. And one person you’ll see there is Dyan Kennedy, and she took time out of talking with those who stop by to give us this week’s cattle market numbers. Â Report (:45Â mp3)Â Pictured are Mike Shewbart, Dyan Kennedy, & Lauren Stone, …