A Florida newspaper reports this week that Brazilian orange growers have agreed to phase out the use of a fungicide that has been detected in orange juice in the United States, leading to some shipments of OJ being denied entry into the U.S. Southeast Agnet’s Ernie Neff gives us this report: Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? …
Citrus Growers Tell Why They’re Replanting In The Face Of HLB
Some growers last week told those attending the Florida Citrus Show in Fort Pierce that they are replanting, and gave their reasons. Some of the reasons are cited in this report. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril …
Tall Corn
Corn yields are pushing to new levels. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …
Fla. Citrus Mutual Addresses E-Verify, Anti-Dumping, HLB Cost
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks discusses E-Verify bills introduced in the Florida Legislature, efforts to maintain an anti-dumping order, and what Mutual will do with a study into the cost of HLB. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …
Young Farmers
Everett Griner tells us how agriculture is a growing opportunity. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …
FDA Finds Carbendazim In 11 OJ Shipments; See Report
The U.S Food and Drug Administration for the first time on Friday reported finding at least 10 parts per billion of the fungicide carbendazim in 11 shipments of orange juice from other countries. FDA will refuse import shipments containing carbendazim at those levels. The FDA has been testing imported OJ shipments for carbendazim since the fungicide was first reported in …
Foreign Trade
Small items add up to big business, especially when you are talking about trade value. Everett Griner tells us how valuable some items are. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the …
Cuts & Adjustments
2012 Farm Bill should solve some problems. Or will it? Everett Griner looks at this. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To …
In Citrus This Week: Education, OJ Futures, The Cost of HLB
Education, orange juice futures and the cost of HLB were all top-of-mind for many Florida citrus growers this week. On the education front, many citrus growers are attending the Florida Citrus Show in Fort Pierce. Early in the week, financial news services reported that orange juice futures hit record highs. And the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural …
Citrus Canker-Detecting Dogs Have Had Success In USDA Research
In the first two reports, U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist Tim Gottwald discusses the good success dogs have had in detecting citrus canker in Florida, and the importance of canker and greening detection. Download Audio Download Audio In the other reports, J&K Canine Academy founder Pepe Peruyero, whose dogs have been used in the research, discusses the training, his hopes …