State of Citrus Nurseries

Josh McGill Citrus, Florida, General

The citrus nursery industry is undergoing a lot of changes as HLB continues to cause pressure. Growers are having to replant their groves in order to keep their operations economically viable. This is causing an increase in the demand for Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Video Re-Cap: Telone Field Day

Josh McGill Cotton, General, Georgia

Here’s a brief video review of the recent Telone Field Day in Southwest Georgia. The field day was put on by Dow AgroSciences to present the advances in Telone application technology and to discuss the advantages Telone offers to Georgia cotton farmers. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

NIMITZ(r) receives Section 24(c) label for direct-seeded crops in Florida counties

Josh McGill Florida, General, Industry News Release

Network Sponsor Message for South Florida Counties: Raleigh, NC (September 4, 2015) – ADAMA announces that NIMITZ nematicide has received a FIFRA Section 24(c) Special Local Need (SLN) label for Miami-Dade, Lee, Hendry, Manatee, Hardee and Hillsborough counties in Florida. Granted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Section 24(c) label expands the use of NIMITZ to …

Emerging Technology in Citrus

Josh McGill Citrus, Florida

There is a new citrus nursery in Florida that is on the cutting edge of technology. Citrific is using robotic technology to clone and culture different species of Florida citrus. Mathew Conrad, one of Citrific’s founders, said this isn’t new technology, but it’s new to this industry and could greatly increase efficiency. Citrific’s high-tech nursery also includes fully automated, climate-controlled …

Southeast AgNet This Week: WOTUS Rule Starts; Flexibility for Growers

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Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes an update on the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule implemented in some states as well as information on Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Insurance. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Photos from Citrus Expo 2015

Josh McGill Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida, General

Take a look at a photo slide show from Citrus Expo 2015, held recently in North Fort Myers at the Lee Civic Center. The event will return next year at the same location on August 17-18, 2016. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Two New Trustees Appointed to the Florida Ag Museum

Josh McGill Florida, General, Industry News Release

From the Florida Agricultural Museum Palm Coast, Florida – Commissioner of Agriculture, Adam Putnam, recently appointed two new trustees to the board of the Florida Agricultural Museum, Inc. (FAM), the State’s official agricultural museum. The new trustees of the FAM’s board include: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

New Weapons Against HLB and Canker

Josh McGill Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

AgroSource, Inc. is a science-based, privately-held crop protection company that has developed two new products that are proving to be effective combatants against HLB and canker. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) signed a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) with the company back in August of 2013. The CRADA allows AgroSource to share resources with …

Developing New UAV Like None Before

Josh McGill General

A new drone prototype caused quite the buzz at the recent Citrus Expo 2015. The drone was developed by Aussley Associates and is like no drone before. It’s fixed wing style and single propeller makes it unique, along with Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024