The USDA recently reported that Florida citrus acreage declined 1.3 percent to 568,814 acres over the past year. In one of the accompanying reports, Florida Agricultural Statistics Service Citrus Statistics Administrator Candi Erick tells some of the causes for the declines, and reports on abandoned citrus acreage. In the other report, she discusses the mechanics her agency used to move …

Officials with the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Citrus last week addressed differences over the commercialization of research to be funded by the foundation. They reached an agreement “in principle”. In these reports, Department of Citrus Executive Director Ken Keck tells what grower concerns were expressed, and summarizes the agreement. Tune …

University of Florida and Citrus Research and Development Foundation officials last week agreed in principal to a sharing of royalties among those involved in research and its funding. In this report, UF-IFAS Dean for Research Mark McLellan expresses the need for scientists to receive royalties. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …

Citrus Research and Development Foundation officials and University of Florida representatives, at odds over who benefits from commercial successes that may come out of research into greening and other problems, reach an “agreement in principle” during a Gainesville meeting last week. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the report. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

The latest Florida commercial citrus inventory shows there’s been a loss of 7,763 citrus acres in the past year, or 1.3 percent, leaving 568,814 acres. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports. ***** Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …

Orange juice retail sales are finally increasing after years of stagnation, Florida Citrus Commissioners learn at a recent meeting. At the same meeting, they OK remodeling costs for the Department of Citrus’s new headquarters in Bartow. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the news in the accompanying reports. OJ Sales DOC Move Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …