Possible solutions to industry problems were among topics addressed by speakers at the recent International Citrus Economics Conference in Orlando. In these reports, conference organizer Allen Morris tells what attendees learned, Download Audio Richard Gaskalla discusses the Division of Plant Industry’s effort to protect Florida agriculture, Download Audio and Taw Richardson tells the advantages an abscission chemical should offer the …
Farm Exports
Everett Griner explains how agriculture is America’s top export. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Energy Summit Panelist Has Biofuel Crop Advice For Citrus Growers
Start small and pick out a crop that might work on your land. That’s part of the advice that Lykes Brothers Vice President Joe Collins has for citrus growers considering growing some biofuel crops. Collins, a panelist at last week’s Florida Energy Summit, believes there’s good opportunity for the biomass industry in Florida. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? …
Hay There!
With the drought as it has been this year, the hay supply could become crucial. Everett Griner tells us about it. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials …
Citrus Foundation Seeks Meeting of HLB Causal Agent Researchers
In an effort to unify efforts to culture the presumed causal agent of HLB, the Citrus Research and Development Foundation will spend up to $20,000 to assemble researchers from around the world. Bobby Barben, chairman of the foundation’s Research Management Committee, explains the purpose of the meeting in this report. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone …
Citrus Grower: Psyllid Control Comes First in HLB Management
Bobby Barben, chair of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s Research Management Committee, in this report emphasizes that insecticidal control of psyllids is more important than nutrition for management of HLB. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Farm Land Investment
Everett Griner explains how farm land investing is becoming risky business. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Give & Take
U.S. – China trade is still growing. Who is benefiting? Everett Griner checks this out and tells us some good news. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials …
Ethanol Questions
It is being discovered that corn for ethanol is costing too much. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Good Citrus Nutrition Helps With HLB – And Greasy Spot, Too!
In the first of these reports, University of Florida researcher Tim Spann discusses yet more evidence that enhanced nutrition sustains HLB-infected citrus trees. Download Audio In the second report, he tells how researchers working on HLB serendipitously discovered that good nutrition also has a positive impact on greasy spot. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People …