Continuing with the series of reports about Florida’s fresh fruit packers awaiting finalization of new rules from USDA pertaining to shipment of fresh fruit for this season. According to comments from Richard Kinney of Florida Citrus Packers Association, packers are getting a bit anxious to see the new rules finalized by the first of October when shipments are expected to …
Ornamental Plant ‘Smoking Gun” In Brazil Greening Spread
Dr Jim Graham of University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center says there are lessons to be learned from the recent spread of citrus greening to previously uninfected areas of Brazil’s commercial citrus regions, due to the movement of an ornamental plant known as ‘orange jasmine.’ Report (2:00 wma) Report (2:00 wma) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, …
Orange Jasmine Ornamental Spreading Greening In Brazil
According to what Dr Jim Graham of University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center learned while in South America recently, there has been a new outbreak of citrus greening in Brazil, due to the movement of Orange Jasmine, an ornamental plant recently put on the citrus greening ‘host plant’ list here in Florida. Hear comments from Dr Graham in …
New Fresh Citrus Shipping Rules Expected Soon
In this report, a new Administrator for USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is named, and RIchard Kinney of FLorida Citrus Packers Association offers an update on the soon-expected-to-be-finalized fresh shipping rules for Florida fruit. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
FDOC: Mega Retailers Key To Domestic O J Movement
In these two weekly news features from the Florida Department of Citrus, FDOC Director of Retail Communications Pete Palmer explains why FDOC works so hard to educate the nation’s largest retail chains from the top down to effectively move more Florida orange and grapefruit juice. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …
Crop Statistics People Need Citrus Grove Access!
In this report, Citrus Crop Statistics Administrator Bob Terry from the Orlando office of USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service reminds the citrus audience of the acute importance that growers and grove managers allow access to USDA statistics personnel as they collect data critical to tree and fruit count development procedures. Report (2:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …
History of Citrus “Greening” Disease
Andrew Beattie from University of Western Sydney in New South Wales Australia was among numerous presenters at Citrus Expo recently. We caught up with him after his talk for a brief but interesting review of the history of the movement of citrus “greening” disease around the world. Hear his comments in this report. Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® …
Orange Jasmine “Typhoid Mary” of Citrus Greening?
In the first report below, officials continue the march to restrict plants that carry citrus greening disease, and a calendar note about the upcoming Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association Scholarship Fund Sporting Clays Tournament. In the second report, another reminder about this week’s 46th Annual Citrus Packinghouse Day at CREC in Lake Alfred, and information about a new electronic newsletter …
FL Citrus Meeting Dates & New Name for NYBOT!
Several notable meetings and events are coming up in the Florida citrus community, including the 46th Annual Citrus Packinghouse Day Thursday Sept 9 at the Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred; Indian River Postharvest Workshop THursday Sept 13 in Ft Pierce, and the 90th anniversary celebration of the CItrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred on Wednesday …
Ag Commish: New Citrus Nursery, New Fuels, Pest Concerns
In the first report, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson discusses the new citrus nursery recently dedicated by Southern Gardens Citrus in north-central Florida. In the second report, Bronson is concerned about continued pest and disease introductions in the field. In the third report, Bronson says the emerging alternative fuels industry has big potential for some Florida farmers who may wish …