The lack of harvesting labor plagued Florida’s citrus industry last year. So far this season, growers and harvesters say enough labor has been available. Harvester Carson Futch, president of P & H Solutions, discusses this season’s labor situation. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentCIR …
Feb. 2013 New Abscission Chemical Target Date For Florida Citrus
The owner/manufacturer of the abscission chemical CMNP, which is expected to make orange harvesting more efficient and less expensive, now hopes to have authority to use the chemical in Florida by early 2013. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps …
Cuban Trade
Cubans are doing without while our Congress waits. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Hay Scam
Everett Griner tells us how Texas farmers paid dearly for their hay last year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Florida Grapefruit Exhibiting In Orlando Area Feb. 24-25
Sampling of fresh Florida grapefruit and grapefruit juice will be part of Disney’s Fit for a Princess Expo this weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Orlando. Florida Department of Citrus spokesperson Karen Mathis has the scoop. Get more information here. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to …
April Harvesting Seminar Set; Advantages For Citrus Addressed
An international mechanical harvesting seminar is slated for Lake Alfred’s Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC) in early April. CREC Professor Jim Syvertsen, chairman of the symposium’s organizing committee, offers seminar information and urges Florida citrus growers to register and attend. He also discusses the advantages of mechanical harvesting for citrus. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- …
Private Brands
Everett Griner tells us how store brands are improving. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Farming Comfort
Everett Griner tells us about some of the new comfort areas of agriculture, along with his experience while sitting in a new piece of equipment. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application …
Feb. 16 Carbendazim Update: 1 New OJ Import Sample Is Positive
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced that only one additional shipment of orange juice intended for import into the United States tested positive for the fungicide carbendazim at 10 parts per billion or higher, levels at which the agency detains the shipments or refuses their entry. That’s the least number of new positive findings of carbendazim since the …
FDA Rejects Brazil’s Request To Test OJ Imports At Single Strength
The Food and Drug Administration has apparently rejected a request by the Brazilian Citrus Exporters Association (Citrus BR) that orange juice imported into the United States be tested for quantifiable residues of the fungicide carbendazim on a single-strength basis. Citrus BR made that request based on the fact that orange juice concentrate will be diluted to single strength prior to …