UF Dean: Give Citrus Scientists Royalties For Discoveries

University of Florida and Citrus Research and Development Foundation officials last week agreed in principal to a sharing of royalties among those involved in research and its funding. In this report, UF-IFAS Dean for Research Mark McLellan expresses the need for scientists to receive royalties. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, …

UF & Citrus Officials Reach Research Accord

Citrus Research and Development Foundation officials and University of Florida representatives, at odds over who benefits from commercial successes that may come out of research into greening and other problems, reach an “agreement in principle” during a Gainesville meeting last week. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the report. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …

Farm Prices Decline

Lower prices on the farm are no surprise. Everett Griner gives us the scoop. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida 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, 2026

Citrus Acreage Drops 1.3 Percent To 568,814

The latest Florida commercial citrus inventory shows there’s been a loss of 7,763 citrus acres in the past year, or 1.3 percent, leaving 568,814 acres. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports. ***** Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending September 18th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …

Citrus Department Announces OJ Sales Increase, Moving Costs

Orange juice retail sales are finally increasing after years of stagnation, Florida Citrus Commissioners learn at a recent meeting. At the same meeting, they OK remodeling costs for the Department of Citrus’s new headquarters in Bartow. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the news in the accompanying reports. OJ Sales DOC Move Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …

USDA ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR CITRUS GREENING AND ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2009–The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comments on an environmental assessment (EA) that evaluates proposed measures to control the spread of citrus greening (CG) and Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

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Managers Want More Nutritional Spray/HLB Research

Several growers and production managers attending a recent Citrus Research and Development Foundation meeting called for more funding of research into nutritional sprays that seem to keep greening-infected trees productive for several years. In the following reports, foundation Chairman Tom Jerkins, foundation member Marty McKenna and Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council Chairman Peter McClure discuss the issue with Southeast …