Citrus Industry This Week: Best Practices for HLB; Disease During Bloom

Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes a grower’s view on HLB strategies and what disease to watch for during citrus bloom. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and view the current issue. Click here to subscribe to the monthly Citrus Industry magazine. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June …

Insects and Disease

Everett Griner talks about people as well as plants affected by insects in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded …

Miss Florida Citrus Scholarship Pageant

The Miss Florida Citrus Scholarship Pageant will offer approximately $3,000 in cash and prizes to the top five contestants. The pageant is open statewide throughout Florida and will be held at the Ritz Theatre in Winter Haven on March 21. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources …

Florida House Water Policy Starts to Flow

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, February 11, 2015………. A business-backed plan to address the state’s water resources received initial support in a House committee Wednesday, though it continues to draw questions from environmentalists and Democrats. The wide-ranging water policy is being crafted separately from a plan to carry out a voter-approved constitutional amendment that …

Port Dispute Hurting California Citrus Growers and Packers

The labor dispute affecting West Coast ports is taking a toll on people who grow and ship California citrus fruit. According to a story from the California Farm Bureau Federation, one Fresno County packinghouse would normally be preparing 15 to 20 loads of citrus each week for Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June …

Profitability?

Everett Griner talks about agriculture profitability…and who cares in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle …

No Changes in February USDA/NASS Citrus Crop Forecast

The United States all orange forecast for the 2014-2015 season is 6.72 million tons, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 1 percent from the 2013-2014 final utilization. The Florida all orange forecast, at 103 million boxes (4.64 million tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast but down Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …

Citrus Expo 2015 Planning: “Meeting Challenges. Moving Forward.”

Citrus Expo is set for Aug 19-20 at the Lee Civic Center in Fort Myers, Florida. Representatives from several Florida citrus grower organizations and the Citrus Research and Development Foundation joined Citrus Expo organizers from AgNet Media recently to finalize the theme for the event and continue the seminar planning process. Stay tuned in weeks ahead as this year’s trade …

USDA Announces Funding to Help Citrus Producers Fight HLB

Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $30 million in funding to help citrus producers combat HLB, also known as citrus greening. The resources will fund promising projects that offer near-term solutions as well as research funding that may develop longer-term solutions. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Citrus Grower Shares Two Best Practices for HLB

Lee Jones of Gardinier Florida Citrus tells what he thinks are the best practices for coping with HLB. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of …