Florida & U S Vegetable Plantings – Spring Acreages

Gary Cooper Alabama, Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

CLICK HERE to view the entire vegetables acreage spring plantings report from USDA’s Agriculture Statistics Service. This report offers details on Florida acreage as well as plantings and planting intentions from all around the U S. (pdf file) fl-stats-vegspr09.pdf Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Dr Jackie Burns Looks to the Future at Citrus Research Center

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

AgNet’s Ernie Neff recently sat down with Dr Jackie Burns for an interview that turned into these six short features. This Friday Burns will officially become Acting Director of University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center (UF/CREC) at Lake Alfred. At that time Dr Harold Browning vacates the post after 20 years at the Center, the last 12 years …

Trying to Simplify Regulations and Permit Costs for FL Agriculture

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General, Sugar

Florida Senator Carey Baker, Chairman of the Senate Committee on General Government Appropriations, says Florida farmers and ranchers deserve a break from repetitive and costly duplicative permits and regulations. He says there is legislation on the move to help farmers simplify their regulatory lives. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

Tax Language In Favor of Abandoned Grove Owners Removing Trees

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

An issue brewing in Florida citrus country is how to get abandoned citrus grove landowners to push their sick trees out, when they fear losing designated agriculture tax status while they either await new trees to plant or other crops to take their place. Hear comments in this report from Richard Gaskalla, Director of the Florida Dept of Agriculture’s Division …

Putnam, Fla. Lawmakers Seek Federal Help for Avocado Growers

Gary Cooper Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

WASHINGTON – Congressman Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) today announced he has sent a bipartisan letter, co-signed by a dozen other members of the Florida congressional delegation, to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture seeking steps to protect the state’s avocado growers. Without strong action, the lawmakers wrote, “the avocado industry is threatened with extinction.” The Laurel Wilt fungus, a disease spread by …

Browning Heading to Yellowstone – FL Citrus Industry Says Farewell

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, International

Thursday night at University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred, industry leaders and growers joined colleagues of Center Director Dr Harold Browning, who leaves his post officially April 10 for new adventures in the Yellowstone region. In the first report below, a sendoff commentary as we here at the network have also enjoyed working with Browning …

FL Citrus Crate Label Show April 18, 2009

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General

WINTER GARDEN (April 3, 2009) — The Florida Citrus Label Collectors’ Association will be hosting a Florida Citrus Crate Label Show on Saturday, April 18, 2009, at the Winter Garden Heritage Museum from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The Museum is located at 1 North Main Street (downtown), in Winter Garden, Florida. The show will feature numerous label collectors with …

HLB Latest – The Hottest Topic in Citrus

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

Ernie Neff has this short report from a grower meeting this week in Immokalee, FL. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL Food Banks: Tax Incentives for Donating Farmers

Gary Cooper Alabama, Citrus, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

In this report, Chip Hinton representing the Florida Association of Food Banks says there are new tax advantages available to farmers who provide good but unmarketable produce to programs to feed the needy. E-mail us at jemychip@msn.com, or call him directly at 813-478-1734. You can also learn more about the Florida Association of Food Banks at www.fafb.org Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …