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
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
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …
KeyPlex is Registration & Lanyard Sponsor at Citrus Expo
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember …
Citrus Expo Speaker Tells How HLB Research Decisions Are Made
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Labor Is One Of The Hot Topics At Citrus Expo
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Everglades Farm Equipment Showcasing Products at Citrus Expo
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New …
Bayer CropScience Introduces New Product at Citrus Expo
The trade show and seminars are all underway at the 20th anniversary edition of the Citrus Expo. And in the trade show Bayer CropScience, one of our premier sponsors, is talking with growers about a variety of products including a brand new one called Alion. I had a chance to talk with both Product Manager Jerome Kovar and Tech Service …
Citrus Expo Giveaways
Pre-registered growers attending the 20th annual Citrus Expo today and tomorrow will be eligible to win this popular John Deere gun safe sponsored by Everglades Farm Equipment. And another great prize that all attendees will want to sign up for is a River Grille Ceramic Grill with cart. Just take the ticket supplied in your name badge by the Cabela’s …
Citrus Expo In Full Swing Today And Thursday; Here’s An Overview
The first report tells what’s happening on the first day of Citrus Expo today; the second report previews Thursday activities, especially the seminar program. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024