Economy is changing eating habits. Today Everett Griner talks about why folks are learning to eat at home. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Weed Problems
Everett Griner tells us just how help is needed from sportsmen. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
HLB Success in China Turns Citrus Researcher into Optimist
In this series of reports from Ernie Neff, University of Florida geneticist and plant breeder Fred Gmitter tells about seeing healthy blocks of citrus in China surrounded by HLB (greening)-infected groves. He describes how some Chinese successfully manage HLB with timely psyllid control, high density plantings and good tree nutrition. There are discussions of how the China findings might apply …
Food Price Escalation
Another source of rising prices. Everett Griner tells us all about it. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Brazil Citrus Tour: More Reflections from a Florida Grower
John Smoak (in photo) and the other Florida growers participating in last week’s citrus industry tour to Brazil are back in Florida. But before leaving Brazil, Smoak offered the comments in this report about a five year old block of citrus that will soon be destroyed and replaced with sugar cane. We were told owners loved the young trees so …
Improving Yields
Growing more with less water. Everett Griner tells us how this is to be done. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Toughest Job
The other side of agriculture. You might be a part of it and not even know it. Everett Griner tells us just what this is. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Fresh Fruit: A Season Summary and Historical Perspective
Almost 10 percent of Florida’s total citrus crop is shipped as fresh fruit from Florida packinghouses each year. In the first two of the accompanying reports, Citrus Administrative Committee Manager Duke Chadwell summarizes fresh fruit shipments during the 2008-09 season. In the other reports, he discusses how the fresh fruit industry has shrunk in a decade, why the season starts …
Federal Marketing Order Proposals Cause Grower Confusion
While Florida growers were voting this month whether to have a fresh fruit marketing order for research and/or promotion, the Department of Citrus and others were discussing a similar federal marketing order for juice. The juice order would address the “free rider” issue surrounding the lack of taxation on imported orange juice. The existence of talks about two separate marketing …
On the Run
Family meals are losing status as Everett Griner talks about the trends today. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024