Some Indian River area growers want to try burning abandoned groves as an inexpensive way to get rid of a harborage for citrus canker and HLB. Indian River Citrus League Executive Vice President Doug Bournique tells about the burn plan and explains the problem that abandoned groves pose. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. …

Florida fresh fruit shippers still await protocols allowing them to send canker-blemished citrus to Japan. Indian River Citrus League Executive Vice President Doug Bournique believes the Japanese, who have agreed in principal to receive canker-blemished fruit from Florida, will have protocols in place by next season. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentWhat …

Citrus growers get more chances in April to tell the EPA that their businesses would be negatively impacted by proposed numeric nutrient criteria for flowing waters in Florida. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has information about proposed hearings. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

The Indian River citrus region is finally having a “quiet, good, solid year,” according to Indian River Citrus League Executive Vice President Doug Bournique. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Members of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, which allocates grower dollars for research into HLB, recently met in Fort Pierce and toured the U.S. Department of Agriculture lab there. The focus of the tour was on promising HLB research being conducted, including high-tech efforts to stop HLB-spreading psyllids from feeding on citrus trees. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the …