Six Florida citrus growers, including Gardinier Florida Citrus General Manager Lee Jones, recently shared thoughts about numerous grower issues at a recent Citrus Industry magazine/Southeast AgNet grower roundtable. Several, including Jones, said labor was a bigger issue than HLB, or citrus greening disease. In the first report, Jones tell why he rates labor an 8 and HLB only a 6 …
Bad Weather
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Citrus Expo Speaker To Explain OJ Markets & Offer Suggestions
University of Florida economist Allen Morris in the first report says his August Citrus Expo presentations will explain world orange juice markets and offer marketing and research funding advice for the Florida citrus industry. Download Audio In the second report, Morris says Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
New Health Foods
Genetically engineered foods are here. Everett Griner tells us what impact this will have on agriculture. 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 …
Kitchen Sink Committee & Florida Citrus Commission To Meet
The Florida Citrus Commission’s Kitchen Sink Committee will meet Tuesday afternoon and the Citrus Commission will meet Wednesday morning; both meetings will be at Florida Department of Citrus headquarters in Bartow. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has more details in this report. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Juice It Up
There are new fruit juices coming around the corner and Everett Griner tells us about one of them. 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 …
New Food Belt
Today Everett Griner looks at the reasons why the southeast may, or may not become the new vegetable belt. 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 …
Florida Citrus Scientist Describes HLB-Related Experiments
At a recent citrus field day at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida scientist Bob Rouse showed off several experiments he’s conducting into possible ways to deal with HLB. In the first report, he provides an update on the use of foliar nutritients and other elements – the so-called Boyd Cocktail – to keep HLB-infected trees …
Keep It Going
Everett Griner tells us why sustainable agriculture is serious business. 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, …
Valencia Oranges Down 1M while Grapefruit Remains Same in FL Citrus
The July citrus forecast reported Florida valencia oranges dropped 1 million boxes but the Florida grapefruit remained the same. To hear the forecast Download Audio For a copy of the July USDA Citrus Crop Forecast Form (.pdf format) CLICK HERE. Citrus Crop Forecast Update Coverage sponsor: A family-owned and operated crop insurance agency. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …