Fill In Blank Form For Citrus Crop Forecast

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

USDA will release the annual Citrus Crop Forecast this Friday morning October 9 at 8:30 a. m. and Southeast AgNet Radio Network will broadcast it LIVE for the 14th consecutive year. Southeast AgNet has developed a fill-in-the-blank form that includes a look back at several previous years’ crops for comparison. CLICK HERE to view or print a copy of the …

Mutual CEO Explains Citrus Research Tax Referendum

Dan Citrus, Florida

Citrus growers will vote in November whether to raise the maximum amount they can be taxed for citrus research from one cent per box to three cents. Approval of the increased rate has been endorsed by Florida Citrus Mutual and the Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council. In these reports, Mutual CEO Mike Sparks tells why Mutual urges growers to …

Citrus Canker Rule Likely By Dec. 1; Old Rule Applies Now

Dan Citrus, Florida

In the first of these reports, Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks says indications are that a new citrus canker rule allowing shipments of fresh Florida citrus will be in place by Dec. 1 at the latest. In the second report, he cautions that the existing canker rule remains in effect until the new one is in place, and that …

Experts Discuss Taking Citrus Research To The Grove

Dan Citrus, Florida

In the first of these reports, Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council Chairman Peter McClure says that while massive research into citrus greening disease must go on for several more years, more commercialization of research findings will eventually occur. One example of the move from research to commercialization is the effort to get the chemical in guava that repels psyllids …

Mechanized Farming

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, Georgia

Today Everett Griner tells us just how mechanized tree nut farming has become. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

USDA Citrus Forecast “Live” Broadcast Oct 9, 2009

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

The annual Citrus Crop Forecast from U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) will be broadcast “live” on Southeast AgNet Radio Network for the 14th consecutive year at 8:29 a.m. Friday, October 9, 2009. Citrus Statistics Administrator Candi Erick will provide the numbers for the broadcast immediately upon their release from the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board in …

Sprays An Option For HLB; Still Best To Remove Citrus Trees

Dan Citrus, Florida

Florida Citrus Mutual recently declared that using nutritional sprays to keep greening-infected trees is an option for some growers. In these reports, Mutual CEO Mike Sparks tells why the sprays are OK for some, but says it’s still best for most to remove infected trees. With either approach, he says, psyllids should be managed. Tune to this Southeast AgNet website …