Central Florida citrus growers Joe Davis Jr. and Joe Davis Sr. tell why they’ll vote for the new citrus research order in a referendum that begins this week. Joe Jr. is a member of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation that would administer funds collected by the new research order; Joe Sr. is a former long-time member and chairman of …

Coordinated sprays for the psyllids that spread citrus greening disease have covered most citrus acreage in the Southwest Florida, or Gulf, region. In these reports, Duda grove manager Mark Colbert, who helps coordinate the sprays, says more are coming soon and tells how the Gulf operation works. He says similar coordinated spraying efforts could work well in other regions having …

Alico Chairman John Alexander in the first report tells why he supports a new citrus research order that Florida growers will begin voting on this week. In the second report, he discusses the positive implications that this year’s lower-than-expected orange crop forecast will likely have on orange juice inventories and grower prices. Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper …

No one listening to Thursday’s Florida Citrus Mutual conference call about the upcoming grower referendum on a new citrus research order asked questions after Mutual CEO Mike Sparks explained the referendum. Peter McClure, chair of the Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council, explains why he took the lack of questions as a positive sign. Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less …

Today’s conference call about the upcoming Florida Citrus Research Order referendum was informative for those who tuned in for it, as Florida Citrus Mutual’s Mike Sparks reviewed the background of how it all came about and reviewed the importance of growers investing into research to continue to effectively battle HLB, or citrus greening disease. All Florida citrus grower associations and …