A Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services official tells why citrus growers and beekeepers need to work together to prevent citrus pesticides from harming honey bees. He discusses the advantages of cooperation for both groups. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef …

Gov. Rick Scott Monday commended three companies involved in a 25,000-acre orange grove planting agreement announced this spring. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025

A director of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation Tuesday asked if HLB research will continue at Immokalee in light of the University of Florida IFAS’ recent decision to transition a research and education center there to a new programming focus. Foundation Chief Operations Officer Harold Browning responds. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied …

Peter McClure of Double K Groves and University of Florida bee expert Jamie Ellis were among presenters at a recent meeting of citrus growers and beekeepers intended to reduce potential exposures of bees to pesticides. In the first report, McClure presents his view of the issue as a grower. In the second report, Ellis notes that pesticides aren’t the biggest …

At the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association convention today, Bayer CropScience will formally announce a significant contribution that will ultimately go to the Citrus Research and Development Foundation to support HLB research. Bayer’s Rob Schrick, who manages the company’s horticultural business, reports on the background and amount of the contribution. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity …

Indian River area growers Cody Estes and George Hamner were on hand last week when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Florida’s citrus acreage has declined to the lowest level since the USDA began keeping track in 1966. Estes reacts to the acreage decline in the first report. In the second report, Hamner reacts to both the total acreage …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday announced another decline in Florida’s citrus acreage, to the lowest level since acreage tracking began in 1966. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober …

Some citrus growers have expressed disappointment over the University of Florida-IFAS’ announcement regarding the future of the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center at Immokalee. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …

More than 150 citrus growers and beekeepers attended a Wednesday meeting in Lake Alfred aimed at getting the two groups to cooperate on an important issue. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam addressed the gathering and frames its mission and purpose. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays …