Steak for Lunch at Citrus Expo

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Citrus Expo News

Lunch is being served here at day 2 of Citrus Expo as it’s steak day and folks are lined up to enjoy a great meal, prepared once again by Buddy Sullivan who is outside with his helpers preparing steaks for today’s meal. If you are close by there is still plenty of time to stop by the Lee Civic Center …

Digging Deeper into H-2A

Tacy Callies Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

The federal guest worker program H-2A has become a topic of great interest to Florida citrus growers who faced labor shortages last season. Two of the Citrus Expo seminar speakers on Wednesday discussed H-2A. Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association’s Labor Relations Director, Mike Carlton, explained the steps necessary to use the H-2A program. He also informed the crowd of several …

AgraQuest Invites Growers to Citrus Expo

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

Day two of the 2011 Citrus Expo gets underway this morning as registration opens at 7:30 with the trade show starting at 8:00. And one booth you’ll want to stop by is AgraQuest where you can get information about their product Serenade. I was able to talk with Sarah Reiter, their Director of Global Marketing, about what this product will …

Winner of Everglades Farm Equipment Gun Safe

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida, General

That beautiful John Deere gun safe has a new home as Wayne Lewis is the winner here at the 2011 Citrus Expo. Our thanks again to Everglades Farm Equipment for sponsoring this giveaway this year as every pre-registered grower was entered in this years drawing. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …

KeyPlex is Registration & Lanyard Sponsor at Citrus Expo

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

KeyPlex is a name you will see on banners hung throughout the 2011 Citrus Expo and also on the lanyards used for individual name badges at this years event. This premier sponsor has a product citrus growers are learning more about as I talked with KeyPlex CEO Gerald O’Connor about how it works. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …

Citrus Expo Speaker Tells How HLB Research Decisions Are Made

Dan Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

Citrus Research and Development Foundation Program Manager Tom Turpen Wednesday told Citrus Expo attendees how the foundation makes research funding decisions in an effort to find solutions to HLB. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Labor Is One Of The Hot Topics At Citrus Expo

Dan Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

The availability of labor and its cost has been a hot topic for Florida citrus growers recently. University of Florida economist Fritz Roka focused on the cost of labor in his Citrus Expo presentation Wednesday. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Everglades Farm Equipment Showcasing Products at Citrus Expo

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida, General, Specialty Crops

Another one of the premier sponsors at this years Citrus Expo in Ft. Myers is Everglades Farm Equipment, as they have a variety of John Deere products here for growers to learn about. Their site manager, Mark Henderson, talked with me about what all they brought this year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …