Production systems and grove sustainability will be University of Florida researcher Arnold Schumann’s topic at Citrus Expo on August 14. He offers a preview. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm Credit of Florida TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied …
Shepp to Move to Department of Citrus
Florida Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture Shannon Shepp will move to a management position at the Florida Department of Citrus in August. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm Credit of Florida TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida …
CHMA Take-Home Messages for Citrus Growers
CHMA program assistant Brandon Page summarizes key points he made about the importance of Citrus Health Management Areas (CHMAs) at Florida Citrus Mutual’s recent annual conference. Participating in CHMAs helps growers control the psyllids that spread HLB. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm Credit …
Citrus Report: OJ Sales and Rain Fall
Orange juice sales for the most recent four-week reporting period fell to their lowest level in four years, the Wall Street Journal reports. On the weather front, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reports that rain fell in all citrus growing regions for the week that ended Sunday. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Got Labor? Need Labor? …
‘Trees Going in the Ground’ Under Coca-Cola Citrus Plan
Peace River Citrus Products has “trees going in the ground” under a 25,000-acre citrus replanting agreement with Coca-Cola and others that was announced in May, Peace River Vice President of Finance Andy Taylor says. He tells how the replanting plan works and who the primary participants are, and discusses the risks and rewards. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored …
National Citrus Research Funding Update
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks updates efforts to have Congress approve a National Citrus Research Trust Fund for disease research funded with tariffs on imported citrus products. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm Credit of Florida TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers …
Citrus Expo Speaker Snively on Block Management
Jim Snively, vice president of grove operations at Southern Gardens Citrus, will share his thoughts on block management in the exotic disease era at Citrus Expo August 14. He previews his presentation. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm Credit of Florida TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida …
‘What If’ Budget and New OJ Ad for Department of Citrus
Florida Department of Citrus Executive Director Doug Ackerman tells about plans to deal with a potentially smaller-than-expected orange crop next season. He also describes a new “flight attendant” OJ commercial. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique …
Hurner on the Job as Highlands Citrus Extension Agent
Former Florida Citrus Mutual assistant director of grower affairs Laurie Hurner became the new Highlands County citrus Extension agent this week. Hurner succeeds her father, Tim Hurner. She discusses her background and the job in front of her. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm …
Research May Turn Bad Citrus Economics Around
Florida orange production is on a downward trend because of HLB, but could actually increase because of research investments, citrus economist Bob Norberg told growers attending Florida Citrus Mutual’s annual conference last week. Norberg projects production levels in 10 years based on both the status quo and on slight improvements in tree mortality, replanting rates and yields. He says research …