The Citrus Research and Development Foundation will meet Tuesday in Lake Alfred and a Winter Weather School will be conducted Thursday in Tavares. This report has information about both meetings. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! and Rural America’s customer-owned …
Sparks Provides More Info on Polk Citrus Black Spot Find
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks reacts to and provides more information about the recent finding of citrus black spot on a single piece of fruit in Polk County. The disease had previously been found only in southwest Florida. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here …
More on Benefits of Nutrition for Citrus Trees with HLB
University of Florida researcher Bob Rouse recently told growers from the Peace River region more about the benefit of using enhanced nutritionals on HLB-infected trees. In this report, he says some nutritional elements have been identified as being especially important for trees with HLB. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone …
Grapefruit Juice-Drug Interaction Issue Resurfaces
The potential interactions between some medications and grapefruit products got much news media coverage this week following the release of a new Canadian study. Also in this report: HLB apparently remains limited to small areas of California and Texas. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here …
Citrus Grower Thanks Maury Boyd for Sharing Programs
Joe Davis Jr. comments on the high quality of fellow citrus grower Maury Boyd’s groves, kept productive by the use of nutritionals and other products even though heavily infected with HLB. Davis says Boyd and his production manager may be Florida’s best growers. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll …
Citrus Growers Work to Ensure Water Access
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks says Mutual is working with all water management districts to help ensure growers have adequate water for their crops, adding that growers and water management district staff will meet this week. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact …
Up to 25% of Fresh Citrus to Ship by Christmas
Duke Chadwell, manager of the Citrus Administrative Committee, quantifies the importance of the holiday season for Florida’s fresh citrus industry. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! and Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact …
Maury Boyd Discusses His Citrus Disease Program
Maury Boyd, who popularized the use of nutritionals and other products to keep HLB-infected trees productive, discusses his program while showing Peace River growers his southwest Florida grove recently. He notes that his grove also has a program for canker, and offers suggestions for dealing with HLB in California and Texas, states where the disease was recently found. Download Audio …
A ‘Passive’ Approach to Citrus Cold Protection
There’s more to cold protection than cranking up the low-volume irrigation the night before freezing temperatures hit. Multi-county citrus Extension agent Chris Oswalt discusses some of the passive cold protection practices that can be instituted months or even years before a freeze. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free …
Gulf Citrus CHMA Updates Spray Recommendations
Just before Thanksgiving, the Gulf Citrus Growers Association alerted growers in the region’s Citrus Health Management Area that now is the time to schedule an area-wide spray for HLB-spreading psyllids. It also updated its recommendations for the year and offered advice from University of Florida entomologist Phil Stansly. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got …