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As citrus scientists from around the world gather this week in Orlando to specifically discuss and update each other on research progress into citrus greening, or HLB, University of Florida scientists have been busy already studying different situations internationally. In this report, plant pathologist Ron Brlansky from UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred discusses HLB in India …

As the worldwide citrus community gears up for next week’s big global gathering of scientists involved in Huanglongbing (HLB) research, the citrus tree disease also known to many as “citrus greening”, many of the same researchers are recently back from a huge global citrus research conference in China that focused on the entire scope of citrus studies going on around …

In this report, comments from Florida Department of Citrus Executive Director Ken Keck about recent actions by the Citrus Commission to move the ball forward in terms of dealing with the so-called “free rider” issue where growers of citrus in other states and countries do not participate in funding of research and marketing programs like Florida growers do. Some recent …

Even with all the challenges in citrus right now there is still lots to give thanks for. In these two special features airing on the network Thanksgiving Day, we speak with two long-time citrus researchers at University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center about the importance of research assistance provided by scores of doctorate and post-doctorate students at the …

Grower Peter McClure, as chairman of the Citrus Production Research Advisory Council, known to many as the “Box Tax Council”, has been very involved in helping keep research funding decisions focused on what growers need the most, the fastest. In these reports, McClure offers an update on the latest 205 proposals now on the table, and when decisions will be …

In this report, details about recent rule changes affecting citrus growers with fruit destined for the European Union. Richard Kinney with the Florida Citrus Packers Association says his members sought the rule, and explains these slight changes to the packing and shipping protocols are already in place. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst …

In this report, AgNet’s Ernie Neff brings us up to date on the latest attempts to resolve the “free rider” issue, so called because imported orange juice gets benefits from Department of Citrus promotions and research without participating in the funding process for those efforts. Also at the start of this report, a reminder about the “Posters and Pastries” citrus …