Approximately 40 growers last week visited a 40-acre advanced citrus production block at a Gardinier Florida Citrus grove near Indiantown on a tour organized by citrus Extension agent Tim Hurner. Gardinier General Manager Lee Jones in this report explains the reasoning behind the block that he sees as the grove of the future. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? …
Citrus Foundation Allocates $7 Million For HLB Research
Citrus Research and Development Foundation Chief Operations Officer Harold Browning discusses the group’s latest funding of HLB research this week. He also addresses the search for short-term and long-term solutions to HLB, and describes a national advisory council on HLB that met following the foundation session. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll …
Costly Business
Farming is a costly business. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay …
An Update On Citrus Abscission Chemical CMNP
Efforts to get CMNP in use by 2013, the need to get commitments for its use so the price can be a value, and more are addressed by Taw Richardson, president of AgroSource, CMNP’s owner. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides …
2012 Outlook
Everett Griner tells us how the grain prices are keeping everybody guessing. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle …
The Bad Guys
Home-grown terrorists hurts the food industry. Everett Griner tells us how. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Research, Field Day and Hall of Fame On Florida Citrus Calendar
A meeting of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, a field day near Winter Garden and Florida Citrus Hall of Fame events are on this week’s Florida citrus calendar. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or …
FDA: No Carbendazim In Imported Orange Juice In Past Week
There’s apparent good news on the carbendazim-in-imported-orange juice front as the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Feb. 23 reported no new positive findings of the fungicide in import shipments. See the full FDA report here. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers …
Farm Safety
Everett Griner says…Farm Safety Week, 52 weeks a year! Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, …
Fake Grass
Artificial grass is spreading rapidly. Everett Griner tells us why this is a good thing for our farmers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of …