The chief agricultural negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative, Isi Siddiqui, met last week in Vero Beach with growers and packers unhappy with European Union restrictions against canker-symptomatic fruit from Florida. In the first report, Riverfront Packing President Dan Richey tells what the growers and packers asked of Siddiqui. Download Audio In the other reports, Siddiqui describes Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
More OJ Imports Released After Sampling For Carbendazim
The Food and Drug Administration’s sampling of imports of orange juice into the United States for the presence of the fungicide carbendazim as of Friday had found no violations that would require the imports to be refused. The FDA reported that 45 import samples had been collected and 19 are what the FDA calls “non-violative”; 12 of those shipments have …
Citrus Problems
Everett Griner tells us how insects and disease are impacting citrus production. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research …
U.S. Trade Rep Says He’ll Try To Help Florida On EU Citrus Canker Issue
The U.S. Trade Representative’s agricultural negotiator Isi Siddiqui says he’s in tune with Florida growers and packers frustrated by the European Union’s refusal to accept canker-symptomatic fresh citrus from Florida. On another front, Florida citrus commissioners focus on research. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored …
Food Waste
The food that is wasted today could feed millions. Everett Griner tells us what could be done. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Waters Muddy Over Where They End, Land Begins
By DAVID ROYSE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 18, 2012….It’s a murky line between really good fishing, and trespassing. A measure moving in the House seeks to clarify just where that line is – more specifically, where the state’s waterways end and where abutting private property starts. The issue is vital to those who Sponsored ContentFlorida …
Fish Farming
U.S. catfish farmers are holding on. Everett Griner tells us what catfish farmers have to say. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members …
HLB Confirmed In Texas Commercial Groves For The First Time
HLB has been discovered for the first time in Texas in at least one tree in a commercial grove. Ray Prewett, president of Texas Citrus Mutual, reports. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Unique Citrus Production School Starts Jan. 24 In Arcadia
Many growers and production managers attend the three-night citrus production school in Arcadia that has been a recurring event for many years. Citrus Extension agent Steve Futch provides the history and details. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida …
Marvin Kahn Provides An Update On Citrus Grower Associates
Citrus Grower Associates, represented for many years by the late Jim Griffiths, remains in operation. Grower Marvin Kahn, the group’s president, provides an update on the organization and its purpose. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement …