Florida Still Awaiting Japan’s Citrus Canker Protocol

Florida fresh fruit shippers still await protocols allowing them to send canker-blemished citrus to Japan. Indian River Citrus League Executive Vice President Doug Bournique believes the Japanese, who have agreed in principal to receive canker-blemished fruit from Florida, will have protocols in place by next season. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida …

Home Gardens

“Grow your own” just keeps on growing. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers …

Food Imports

Imported foods gets lower grades. Why? Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026

FL Farm Bureau “Ag Watch” Tallahassee Report March 26, 2010

Here’s this week’s 03-26-10 edition of Florida Farm Bureau’s Ag Watch (pdf file) from the FFB Legislative office in Tallahassee. Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle …

Citrus Growers Can Speak Again About EPA Water Regs

Citrus growers get more chances in April to tell the EPA that their businesses would be negatively impacted by proposed numeric nutrient criteria for flowing waters in Florida. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has information about proposed hearings. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …

Water Wars

The fights over water lingers on. Everett Griner tells us what is going on now. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages …

Bournique: River Citrus Area Having A “Good, Solid Year”

The Indian River citrus region is finally having a “quiet, good, solid year,” according to Indian River Citrus League Executive Vice President Doug Bournique. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …

Citrus Research Officials Hear About USDA Work On HLB

Members of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, which allocates grower dollars for research into HLB, recently met in Fort Pierce and toured the U.S. Department of Agriculture lab there. The focus of the tour was on promising HLB research being conducted, including high-tech efforts to stop HLB-spreading psyllids from feeding on citrus trees. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the …

Poultry Problems

What is the export trade doing to the industry? Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers …

Gunter Addresses National Academies’ Citrus Greening Report

The Chief Operating Officer of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation says the Florida citrus industry will take a close look at this week’s National Academies’ suggestions for HLB management. He says one proposal, creation of Citrus Health Management Areas, would be difficult to implement in Florida. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored …