In the first report, Southwest Florida citrus grower Hugh English, a former Florida Citrus Commission chairman, tells why he’ll vote for a new citrus research order in an upcoming grower referendum. This report also tells how to participate in Florida Citrus Mutual’s Thursday conference call about the referendum, and how to listen to Southeast AgNet’s audio stream of the call. …

Grower ballots for the new State Citrus Research Order that would raise additional citrus research funds will be mailed next week. In this report, Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reminds growers and others about Florida Citrus Mutual’s 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 toll-free conference call about the referendum, as well as Southeast AgNet’s listen-only audio stream of the call. The conference …

Many think Advanced Citrus Production Systems being researched by several University of Florida scientists could help citrus growers cope with greening and canker diseases by getting trees into production quickly. In the first report, UF researcher Arnold Schumann discusses the advantages of the new systems. He discusses the elements of the systems in the second report. In the third report, …

Carey Soud, president of Gulf Citrus Growers Association, explains why his association of southwest Florida growers has joined other grower associations in supporting a new citrus research order that growers will vote on soon. Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

Fresh Florida citrus was entering California within days of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new canker rule allowing shipments to other citrus producing states for the first time in several years, Richard Kinney of Florida Citrus Packers says in the first report. The next big target for Florida’s fresh fruit market is Japan and other overseas markets, Kinney says in …

The Gulf Citrus Growers Association this week joined most other Florida citrus grower groups in urging its members to vote yes in an upcoming grower referendum that would create a new citrus research order. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports on the group’s action in LaBelle. He also tells how to participate in a Florida Citrus Mutual conference call about the …