Citrus Industry This Week: Psyllid Product Timing; Freezes and BMPs

Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week, formerly known as Citrus Industry E-news Exclusive, includes information on psyllid product timing and how to hear tomorrow’s live citrus crop forecast. 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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical …

No Winter Vacation for Farmers

While some schools and businesses have closed in response to the polar vortex, for the American farmer, there is no such thing as a winter day off. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …

Southeastern Farmers Need Certainty of Farm Bill

Whether it is for research funding, resolution of the WTO cotton case or just the certainty to plant crops, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack notes that it is definitely time for a new farm bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril …

Wind Burn the Concern for Veggies

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey, says that while there may have been some damage to winter vegetable crops in the deep South, for the most part the deep freeze has left crops unscathed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida …

FFA

This is a national name of pride. Why? Everett Griner tells us. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark …

Turner Named Interim University of Florida/IFAS Dean of Agricultural and Life Sciences

From the University of Florida/IFAS: GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Elaine Turner, senior associate dean of the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has been appointed interim dean for the college, said Jack Payne, senior vice president of agriculture and natural resources. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida …

UF/IFAS Researcher Gets Grant to Further Citrus Greening Research

A University of Florida researcher who helped develop a mathematical model to show how citrus greening spreads within infected trees has received a $300,000 grant from the Esther B. O’Keeffe Foundation to expand the model. Ariena van Bruggen, a UF plant pathology professor, received the award so she can study the best strategies to combat citrus greening from tree to …

Florida Specialty Crops Survive Season’s First Real Taste of Winter

The chilly temperatures that invaded Florida for the first time this year have done little to no harm to our specialty crops. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research …

Ackerman on OJ Sales, Department of Citrus Marketing

Florida Department of Citrus Executive Director Doug Ackerman addresses continuing orange juice sales declines and the department’s efforts to improve sales. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril …

Citrus Freezes and BMPs

Citrus growers and other farmers should practice best management practices (BMPs) during freezes like the one expected to hit this week, multi-county Extension agent Gary England reports. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …