Florida Department of Citrus economist Matt Salois explains why his recent report to the Florida Citrus Commission described the industry as being in a precarious state. 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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …
Citrus Research Funding Effort Progressing in Tallahassee
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks says efforts to obtain substantial research funds are progressing in the State Legislature. 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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …
Citrus Grower: Why I’ll Take a Risk on New Rootstocks
LaBelle citrus grower Wayne Simmons tells why he’ll volunteer to try some new potentially HLB-tolerant rootstocks in his grove when they become available in a year or so. 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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly …
Citrus Growers’ Institute to be Tuesday
The annual Florida Citrus Growers’ Institute, to be held Tuesday at Florida State College in Avon Park, will address a broad array of topics, many of them centered on the disease HLB. 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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …
Citrus Agent Addresses Horticultural Research for HLB
Multi-county citrus Extension agent Steve Futch summarized horticultural-based research into possible HLB solutions at a recent HLB grower day in Lake Alfred. In this report he discusses the search for resistant trees, the “edge effect” and nutrition. 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! …
HLB-Tolerant Citrus Rootstock Trials Move Forward
The Citrus Research and Development Foundation this week moved forward with efforts to get potentially HLB-tolerant rootstocks into grower hands for trial plantings within a year or so. Foundation Chief Operations Officer Harold Browning reports. 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 …
The “Latest and Greatest” for Citrus Psyllid Control
University of Florida entomologist Lukasz Stelinski provides an update on psyllid monitoring and pesticide resistance. He also discusses “the latest and greatest” potential psyllid solution. 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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
Citrus Expo Seminar Co-Chair Summarizes August Program
Highlands County Citrus Growers Association Executive Director Ray Royce, serving this year as co-chair of the Aug. 14-15 Citrus Expo seminar committee, provides an overview of the seminars. 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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly …
Comments on Department of Citrus Chief’s Evaluation
Florida citrus commissioners, with the help of Florida Southern College professor Larry Ross, recently conducted a performance review of Florida Department of Citrus Executive Director Doug Ackerman. In the first report, Ross reports on the review process and the results. In the second report, Ackerman comments on the review. Download Audio Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural …
Citrus Industry “in a Precarious State;” Norberg Resigns
The expectation of continued production and consumption declines keep Florida’s citrus industry “in a precarious state,” the Florida Department of Citrus’s (FDOC) chief economist tells the Florida Citrus Commission Wednesday. Also in this report: FDOC Deputy Executive Director Bob Norberg resigns. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to …