Since Florida Gov. Rick Scott took office, there has been much talk about his administration’s intentions to merge the Florida Department of Citrus either with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or other state agencies. Department of Citrus Executive Director Ken Keck tells what he knows about possible mergers. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic …
2011 Inflation
2010 food costs are up again. Inflation is skyrocketing and Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For …
Pears & Persimmons
These are hard to find if you are home canning and preserving, but, you will find them in the store. Everett Griner tells us it just isn’t the same. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded …
Blackberries
This is another southern delicacy in the canning and preserving series that Everett Griner has found is disappearing. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Turkey Figs.
Continuing his canning and preserving series, Everett Griner tells us about the Fig tree now being an endangered species. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Citrus Group Reacts To Action On Numeric Nutrient Criteria
The U.S. House of Representatives last weekend acted to halt EPA implementation of Numeric Nutrient Criteria in Florida. In the first report, Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks gives Florida Congressman Tom Rooney credit for leading the effort in the House. In the second report, Sparks points out that similar Senate action is needed to stop the criteria that Florida …
Winter Haven Citrus Firm Recognized by USDA
WINTER HAVEN, Fla., Feb. 18, 2011 – Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture toured the operations of William G. Roe & Sons today to see how a government-backed loan helped the fourth-generation, family-owned citrus business retain nearly 300 jobs, increase its employee count by about 50 full-time equivalents and invest approximately $3 million in equipment. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
Foliar Nutrition And HLB: Citrus Scientists Learning More
In these reports, University of Florida researcher Bob Rouse discusses new clues to how foliar nutritional sprays may keep HLB-infected trees productive, tells why psyllid control is still needed, and addresses the importance of learning which element of nutritional sprays does the work. Download Audio Download Audio Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers …
Abandoned Citrus Groves Harbor Psyllids, Study Confirms
A University of Florida study confirms suspicions that HLB-transmitting Asian citrus psyllids survive in abandoned groves and often travel to commercial groves nearby, bringing along the disease-causing bacterium. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into …
Citrus Foundation Searches Many Places For HLB Solutions
Citrus Research and Development Foundation Chief Operating Officer Dan Gunter in the first report tells how the foundation selects proposed new research projects in the fight against HLB and other serious diseases. In the second report, foundation Research Program Manager Tom Turpen explains another approach also being taken this year – an incentive contest that rewards those offering highly promising …