Citrus Expo has smashed all pre-registration records of its 16 year history with well over 600 growers pre-registering for this year’s event Wednesday and Thursday at Lee Civic Center in Ft Myers. Commercial citrus growers are still welcome to attend and register at the door, and hundreds more are expected to do so. The seminar hall has been enlarged with …
Citrus Expo Week Is Here – One Growers Won’t Want To Miss
Citrus Expo 2007 expects to host the largest crowd of commercial citrus growers EVER in its 16-year history. Two days of intensive seminars will focus on ‘greening’ and ‘canker’ updates and information from around the world, and the trade show is sold out with what is also believed to be the largest exhibitor turnout ever, with more than 150 companies …
Pre-Register NOW For Citrus Expo!
Citrus Expo is a private industry two-day seminar and trade show program for commercial citrus growers, grove owners, managers and industry leaders. It is set for Wednesday and Thursday, August 22 & 23, 2007 in Ft Myers. Hear more general details in report one posted below. In the second report, Dr Bill Castle at University of Florida’s Citrus Research and …
H2A-USA Helps Growers Simplify Access to Foreign Labor
One of the bigger issues still looming over citrus and vegetable industries is the availability of sufficient farm labor when farmers need it the most. Regardless of what Congress may or may not do about immigration laws, H2A programs will continue to allow farmers to access foreign labor. Although the program is complex, H2A-USA is a company set up to …
Clearing Up H2A Ag Labor Program Confusion
An expert in H2A Labor access for agricultural producers says lots of farmers are confused about how H2A workers CAN in fact work in the same fields as traditional workers without equal pay requirements. Mike Nobles is President and CEO of H2A-USA, a firm that cuts through the confusion of H2A rules to help farmers get the labor they need, …
Soon Sadly Saying Farewell to “Kat”
Southeast AgNet will soon have to say farewell to a young lady we all think the world of around here. Katherine Bush started at Southeast AgNet as a legislative news intern in Tallahassee in early 2006. “Kat” has been a pleasure to work with as she more recently pulled the details and logistics together for Citrus Expo 2007, likely to …
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Citrus Expo to Include Latest Research & Advice on Greening
Never before has Citrus Expo invested as much in assembling seminar presentations as it has for this year’s lineup, focused primarily on greening research and the latest advice for growers on up-to-date management practice recommendations. Get a preview in this report from one of the Florida-based presenters, Dr. Michael Rogers from UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, …
FL AgNet Week in Review July 27, 2007
In this weeks podcast, the Florida Ag Statistics Service reviews last seasons numbers and prepares for the October Crop Forecast, Florida Citrus Commission Chairman Ben Albritton, Jr. addresses the free rider issue, NCBA President John Queen encourages cattlemen to contact their congressmen, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson looks at the states future in bio-fuels, and farm broadcasters mourn the …
FL AgNet Week In Review July 20, 2007
In this weeks podcast, National Cowboy Day is planned for July 28, the second annual Farm to Fuel Summit held in Sarasota, Department of Plant Industry meets with growers at five meetings across the state, and newly elected Florida Citrus Chairman Ben Albritton, Jr. talks about his plans for the year. To hear Florida’s weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast …