Meeting during the Florida Citrus Mutual conference in Bonita Springs mid-week, Florida Citrus Commissioners addressed a number of timely topics. Among the actions, a vote to move forward on a federal research order that may eventually lead to other citrus producing states and importers paying into the industry’s citrus disease research efforts. Hear more in these reports. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …
“Fresh” Citrus Shipping Rule Expected From USDA at Anytime
We’re not sure if it has ever been so late in getting published, but Florida fresh fruit growers, packers and shippers are anxious to hear about fresh fruit shipping rules for the coming season. Industry sources indicate the rule is expected to be published at anytime, hopefully sometime this week in time to be announced during this week’s Florida Citrus …
Florida Citrus Mutual “Conference” This Week at Bonita Springs
Florida Citrus Mutual members and industry leaders are gathered on Florida’s southwest coast for some fun in the sun and discussions about industry issues this week. In another meeting going on at the Conference Wednesday, Florida Citrus Commissioners will address among other things the renewal of its advertising agency The Richards Group, and the possibilities for a federal order to …
So Gardens Plants 1st Comercial Field Trials of Resistant Citrus Trees
This release in today from Southern Gardens Citrus, Clewiston, FL, June 22, 2009 – Southern Gardens Citrus has planted the first research field trials of potential canker and greening disease-resistant citrus trees in its Hendry County citrus groves. The trees, noted to be resistant to canker and greening in the lab, were planted in small plots to determine if the …
June 2009 edition of the Treasure Coast Citrus Notes
Tim Gaver, Extension Agent II – Citrus, St. Lucie County Extension in Ft. Pierce, provides us his June newsletter for posting. You can contact Tim at 772 462-1660 or e-mail him at tgaver.49@ufl.edu Click here to get the newsletter. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
HLB, or “Citrus Greening Disease” Confirmed on Lemon Tree in GA
In this report, citrus makes news in the state of Georgia as HLB, or citrus greening disease, is confirmed on a lemon tree in Savannah. Hear more about it in this report. We also found a newspaper clipping about this in a Georgia newspaper mid week, here’s the link. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
FL Ag Statistics Pioneer Paul Messenger Lost to Leukemia
Crop statistics are critical to growers and industry, but often overlooked when folks study the numbers are the many people behind the scenes dedicating their lives and careers to those statistics. Prior to his retirement in 2003, Paul N. Messenger dedicated over 50 years to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. He represented the Department and the State …
Farmers Fight Obama Administration Over H2A Debacle
This in today from the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association (FFVA): FFVA JOINS SUIT TO FIGHT H-2A REFORM FFVA and other growers’ associations filed suit June 9 against the U.S. Dept. of Labor in order to stop the present administration’s attempt to suspend Bush-era H-2A regulations that most of the industry still supports because of their simplicity and ease of …
Citrus Crop Forecast Update for June 2009: Valencias Up 2M Boxes
Sponsoring this news report: CLICK HERE to go to the USDA Statistics website where all the citrus crop forecasts are stored, including the just released June update. The Florida all orange forecast released today by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is 159.6 million boxes, up 2.0 million boxes from last month. The change is within the Valencia portion at 75.0 …
Murphy Citrus Nursery: Growing Seedlings Far From The Citrus Belt
Murphy Citrus Nursery – Producing citrus trees far from commercial citrus areas Several years ago when citrus canker changed the way citrus nursery trees would have to be produced, nurseryman Billy Murphy heard the call and focused his family nursery operation toward citrus seedling production far outside of Florida’s traditional citrus belt. Click the play icon under the photo to …