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Registration Continues for the Florida Citrus Show

Dan Citrus, Event, Florida Grower Citrus Show

Registration continues for the Florida Citrus Show, which will be held March 13th at the University of Florida/ IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory in Fort Pierce. Clint Thompson has more details. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024SECURE FUNDING NOW …

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How Agricultural Commodities Performed in 2024

Dan Cattle, Commodities, Corn, Cotton, Economy, Field Crops, Orange Juice, Pork, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Wheat

With 2024 in the rear-view mirror, Mark Oppold looks back at how certain agricultural commodities actually performed for the year. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024SECURE FUNDING NOW | USDA-Sponsored Farming Project Underway in the Southern PiedmontFebruary 1, 2024

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Florida’s Smallest Orange Crop in Almost 100 Years?

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

USDA’s look at U.S. orange production puts a spotlight on the Sunshine State where significant production decreased are noted. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024SECURE FUNDING NOW | USDA-Sponsored Farming Project Underway in the Southern PiedmontFebruary 1, 2024

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Tracking Agricultural Commodities after 11 Months

Dan Cattle, Commodities, Economy, Marketing, Orange Juice, Pork, Specialty Crops

Eleven months of 2024 are now under our belt, and it’s time for Mark Oppold to look at where certain agricultural commodities currently stand with one month to go. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024SECURE FUNDING NOW | USDA-Sponsored Farming Project Underway in the Southern PiedmontFebruary 1, 2024

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Forecasting Florida Citrus Production This Season

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts

Hurricane Milton had an effect on various aspects of agriculture, including the citrus crops. Here’s USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture released their first orange forecast for the season last Friday. But due to Hurricane Milton, Rod Bain notes those numbers will change with the December forecast. The numbers from that October citrus forecast are available …

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UF/IFAS Crop Transformation Center Focusing on HLB

Dan Citrus, Huanglongbing (HLB)/Citrus Greening, Research, Research

The University of Florida Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Crop Transformation Center (CTC) was founded in 2023 to address the need for rapid development and commercialization of genetically improved crops.  While CTC projects will focus on crop improvement across all major crops grown in Florida, Dr. Scott Angle, who recently returned as Senior Vice President of the UF/IFAS, notes their first project focuses on creating citrus …

August

August a Tough Month for Agricultural Futures

Dan Commodities, Corn, Economy, Field Crops, Orange Juice, Pork, Specialty Crops, Wheat

August was a tough month for man of the agricultural futures. Mark Oppold looks at how some of the commodities have performed so far this year. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024SECURE FUNDING NOW | USDA-Sponsored Farming Project Underway in the Southern PiedmontFebruary 1, 2024

Dr. Scott Angle Returning to UF/IFAS

Dan Citrus, Education, Florida

It was recently announced that Dr. Scott Angle, provost of the University of Florida, who many in Florida agriculture remember as the leader of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) from 2020 to 2023, is coming back to that position. During last week’s Citrus and Specialty Crop Expo in Tampa, Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talked to Dr. Angle …

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Day Two for the Citrus and Specialty Crop Expo

Dan Citrus, Citrus Expo News

Today is the second day for the 2024 Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. Registration and trade show opens at 8:00am, with the general session starting at 9:00. Some of the topics to be discussed today include new and old chemistries for HLB management, information about the University of Florida/IFAS Transformation Center working for …