The Florida Citrus Commission this week agreed to a settlement of a rift with private firm AgroSource, the Florida Department of Citrus’ (FDOC) long-time partner in the effort to register the abscission agent CMNP as a mechanical harvesting aid. The commission also started work on finding a new FDOC executive director. Commission Chairman Marty McKenna discusses the AgroSource settlement and …

Several citrus growers called for more research into the use of nutrition for HLB-infected trees at a meeting of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s (CRDF) Research Management Committee last week. At this week’s full foundation meeting, CRDF President Tom Jerkins and Research Management Committee Chairman Bobby Barben were asked if enough nutrition research is being funded. Their responses are …

The CEO of Florida’s largest citrus grower was among those at a Citrus Research and Development Foundation committee meeting last week focusing on nutritional research for HLB. Charles Lucas of Consolidated Citrus shares his views on the need for both short- and long-term HLB research with a priority on short-term, expresses his desire for more nutritional research and tells what …

The Florida Citrus Commission has an unusually short agenda for its Wednesday meeting; one topic to be discussed is the search for a new Florida Department of Citrus executive director. This report has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida …