Citrus Industry eNews: Lykes’ Production Plans; $2 Million for Research

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

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Citrus Industry Will Get $2 Million for Research

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks issued the following report: “Governor Rick Scott signed the $70 billion state budget today and did not veto the $2 million appropriation for citrus research. Consequently, this money will go straight to the Citrus Research and Development Foundation to supplement grower box tax dollars in FY ’12-’13. At current production levels the $2 million …

Citrus Industry eNews: Florida Citrus Growers’ Institute Coverage

Tacy Callies Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

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Citrus Industry eNews: Black Spot Advice; Lawsuits; Windbreaks

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

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Survey Seeks Age, Communication Info From Florida Citrus Industry

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

Jamie Burrow, coordinator of canker and greening Extension education at the Citrus Research and Education Center, is conducting a survey to determine the age of Florida citrus industry personnel and their preferred form of communication. If you have not already done so, please complete the short survey by April 11. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

HLB Detected in Hacienda Heights Area of Los Angeles County

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the state’s first detection of the citrus disease known as huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening. The disease was detected in an Asian citrus psyllid sample and plant material taken from a lemon/pummelo tree in a residential neighborhood in the Hacienda Heights area of …

Citrus Industry eNews: HLB Resistance Genes; Fresh Sales Slump

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

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Spinach Genes May Stop Deadly Citrus Disease

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

WESLACO – Citrus growers worldwide who currently have no cure for a devastating, tree-killing disease may soon find relief from an unlikely source: spinach. Dr. Erik Mirkov, a plant pathologist at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco, has transferred two genes from spinach into citrus trees, apparently providing resistance to citrus greening disease, or Huanglongbing, often referred …

Citrus Industry eNews: Black Spot Warning; Insecticides for Psyllids

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

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2011 HLB Conference Proceedings Available

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida, International

The Plant Management Network has announced online publication of the 279-page proceedings of the 2nd International Research Conference on Huanglongbing that was held in January 2011 in Orlando. The proceedings can be found at http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/hlb Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024