Citrus grower Maury Boyd has kept his HLB-infected trees productive for years, and part of the reason seems to be a cocktail he concocted. University of Florida researcher Bob Rouse discusses the cocktail elements that seem to be effective. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, …
It’s the Little Things that Matter
Mike Irey, director of research for Southern Gardens Citrus, provides a summary from his presentation on mature tree care at the recent HLB Grower Day. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Citrus Grower Reacts to HLB Research Reports
Hundreds of growers on March 12 heard scientists summarize the vast research being conducted on HLB. Grower and nurseryman Phil Rucks reacts to the reports presented at Lake Alfred. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle …
Florida FFA Foundation Beast Feast Set for Saturday
The 12th annual FFA Beast Feast & Auction is scheduled for this Saturday, March 21 at the Florida FFA Leadership Training Center near Haines City. Download Audio For tickets or more information about the FFA Beast Feast & Auction visit www.floridaffafoundation.org and click on Special Events/Beast Feast. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch …
The Future of HLB Management for Citrus
Harold Browning of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation moderated a March 12 panel summarizing a recent HLB conference attended by hundreds of researchers worldwide. Browning tells what he thinks the future of HLB management will be. He also discusses control of the psyllids that spread the disease. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development …
Backroom Briefing: Water Not a Commodity for Late Session Bargaining?
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER and MARGIE MENZEL THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 12, 2015………. If the House and Senate can’t find common ground on water policy in the next 50 days, then they’ll try again next year, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli said this week. While the two chambers are looking at widely divergent proposals to enact …
Still No Silver Bullet for HLB, Citrus Growers Told
Control of the HLB-spreading psyllid remains the most promising way to manage HLB for the immediate future, citrus growers learned at Thursday’s Grower Day summarizing the February International Research Conference on HLB. Growers did hear about other possible near-term and long-term solutions being sought by researchers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management …
Citrus Industry This Week: Fruit Drop; Crop Forecast; Grower Forum
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes a report on fruit drop from Steve Farr, grove production manager with Ben Hill Griffin Inc.; details of the latest crop forecast; and a summary of a recent Highlands County grower forum. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and view the current issue. Click here to subscribe to the …
Teamwork Restores Wetlands for Clean Water, Wildlife, Everglades
From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida: GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 11, 2015 – Partnerships: they need a little give and take. Sometimes, they give a lot back. That was the case when the South Florida Water Management District teamed with USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, (NRCS) to restore a 533-acre area on the Williamson Ranch about six miles northwest …
IFAS a Lead Organizer of Recent HLB Conference
IFAS was a lead organizer of the recent international HLB conference held in Orlando and Dr. Jack Payne, Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources at UF, says it was an incredibly diverse array of scientific presentations on everything from attacking the psyllid to the use of the “omics” sciences to unlock secrets of the disease. Download Audio Sponsored …