News Service of Florida – Tallahassee – Foiled in its attempt to convince a trial judge, the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida is asking the Florida Supreme Court to throw out a $536 million deal between the South Florida Water Management District and U.S. Sugar to purchase 73,000 acres in the name of Everglades restoration. The tribe, which along with some …
Aereal Spray Applications for Citrus Psyllid – Ideal Window Upcoming
According to citrus researchers, one of the ideal times for citrus psyllid control applications is coming up late October through mid-November. Indian River Citrus League’s Doug Bournique says there’s been lots of collaboration on aereal low volume spray trials and that growers are excited about savings and effectiveness this type of application program may provide. Hear more in this report. …
Citrus Research Foundation C-O-O Search Committee Progresses
Members of the Chief Operating Officer Search Sub-Committee of the Citrus Research & Development Foundation met via conference call this week to narrow down the 13 applicants for the position and set time frames for interviews for the six remaining on the short list. Southern Gardens Citrus President Rick Kress (photo) is heading up the C-O-O search subcommittee. Hear more …
Have FL Citrus Growers Weathered “The Perfect Storm”?
Florida Citrus Mutual’s Mike Sparks, among those attending the citrus crop forecast growers’ breakfast at Ray-Bob Grove Barn near Alturas last Friday, says perhaps Florida citrus growers have “weathered the perfect storm”. In this next comment, Sparks adds the 136 million box ‘all Florida orange’ forecast was far lower than most had expected, but that it is certainly good news …
Citrus Grower Research Order Referendum Hearing Tues in Sebring
A reminder from Florida Citrus Mutual -There will be a public hearing on the State Citrus Research Order referendum Tuesday this week at 2 p.m. at the Bert J. Harris Jr. Agricultural Center in Sebring. Representatives from Florida Citrus Mutual, the Citrus Research and Development Foundation and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will be present to answer …
Medfly Protection Expands to Broward County
FDACS – TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that Florida has added more troops to its defense against the Mediterranean fruit fly with sterile fly releases over an expanded area of South Florida. The additional release area in Broward County is a proactive measure to expand the coverage of the program with no additional cost. This …
Florida Citrus Forecast Not So Sour
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA – By MICHAEL PELTIER – THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Oct. 9, 2009…Florida’s citrus crop is down but has so far weathered the latest bacterial scare better than expected, state agricultural officials announced Friday following the release of a much awaited federal crop forecast. The current year crop of oranges, grapefruit and other specialty fruit is expected …
FL Agricultural Research Receives Federal Funding
More news from Florida Congressman Adam Putnam’s office: WASHINGTON – Federal legislation to fund agricultural programs passed the House of Representatives this week by a vote of 266 to 160. The measure H.R. 2997 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 – contains a number of provisions supported by Congressman Adam Putnam that …
Putnam Reacts to 136 Million Box Florida Orange Crop Forecast
This post shares portions of a news release from Florida Congressman Adam Putnam’s office shortly after Friday’s release of the USDA seasonal citrus crop forecast. He also spoke to Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff after a citrus grower breakfast at Ray-Bob Groves near Alturas where Putnam and fellow citrus growers heard that the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture expects Florida’s citrus …
Citrus Crop Forecast 2009 / 2010 Released by U S D A
Florida citrus growers are forecast to produce 136 million boxes of oranges for the 2009/2010 season, according to U. S. Department of Agriculture in its annual October Citrus Crop Forecast released Friday morning October 9. Early-Mids (includes 2.3 M boxes navels) came in at 69 million, and valencias projected at 67 million boxes. FCOJ content is projected at 1.63 gallons …