Florida Citrus Commission Chairman Marty McKenna last week appointed himself and five other commissioners to a committee searching for a new Florida Department of Citrus executive director. Commissioners also heard how far orange juice and grapefruit juice sales are down this year. Catch the details in this report. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and …
Pollinators
Everett Griner tells us what is good about pollinators. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026
Exports Up Again
Agriculture exports heads U.S. trade. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026
Clipping Coupons
Everett Griner tells us how planning helps us saved on the food budget. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026
Citrus Commission Moves On CMNP, FDOC Executive Director
The Florida Citrus Commission this week agreed to a settlement of a rift with private firm AgroSource, the Florida Department of Citrus’ (FDOC) long-time partner in the effort to register the abscission agent CMNP as a mechanical harvesting aid. The commission also started work on finding a new FDOC executive director. Commission Chairman Marty McKenna discusses the AgroSource settlement and …
Growers On Citrus Research Panel Discuss Nutrition For HLB
Several citrus growers called for more research into the use of nutrition for HLB-infected trees at a meeting of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s (CRDF) Research Management Committee last week. At this week’s full foundation meeting, CRDF President Tom Jerkins and Research Management Committee Chairman Bobby Barben were asked if enough nutrition research is being funded. Their responses are …
At Least One Florida Citrus Firm Is Happy With H-2A For Labor
Many Florida citrus growers and harvesters have long declared that the federal H-2A program, which allows the use of foreign workers in groves, is very difficult to use. Judy Wertz-Strickland expressed the opposite opinion when she spoke at the recent Citrus Expo. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
CRP Anniversary
The past 25 years have been successful for CRP. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026
CEO Of Florida’s Largest Citrus Grower Addresses HLB Research
The CEO of Florida’s largest citrus grower was among those at a Citrus Research and Development Foundation committee meeting last week focusing on nutritional research for HLB. Charles Lucas of Consolidated Citrus shares his views on the need for both short- and long-term HLB research with a priority on short-term, expresses his desire for more nutritional research and tells what …
Search For Department of Citrus Head To Be Addressed Wednesday
The Florida Citrus Commission has an unusually short agenda for its Wednesday meeting; one topic to be discussed is the search for a new Florida Department of Citrus executive director. This report has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and …