A new addition to the Citrus Health Management Area (CHMA) web site will help growers more easily identify psyllid hot spots. CHMA progam assistant Brandon Page reports. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult …
Who Knows
The USDA Outlook Conference starts tomorrow. Everett Griner Tells us a little about it. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage …
Controlling Citrus Psyllids and HLB
Citrus growers trying to control HLB-spreading psyllids in young trees should rotate the mode of action in their insecticides and have a year-round program, University of Florida researcher Michael Rogers suggests in this report. He also has advice for protecting mature trees from psyllids and the HLB they spread. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned …
Word of Honor
Do you remember when you shook a man’s hand that was him giving his word? Well, today Everett Griner talks about how this deal is dead. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers …
National FFA Week
Saturday officially kicked off FFA Week, an annual event that gives members a chance to educate the public about agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle …
Citrus Commission, Other Events on Calendar
A Florida Citrus Commission meeting and the Highlands County Citrus Growers Association annual meeting are on this week’s Florida citrus calendar. This report has some details, as well as a look at some events scheduled after this week. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions …
Freezing Temps: Citrus Bloom a Concern to Some
Florida Citrus Mutual Communications Director Andrew Meadows says the organization thinks growers came through the Monday morning freeze “in good shape,” adding that there is some concern for the early bloom that was on trees. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm Credit of Florida …
FL Ag Commissioner’s Spotlight on Florida Ag by the Numbers
On this week’s Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight, Commissioner Adam Putnam talks about the release of the latest Florida Agriculture by the Numbers publication. This free resource contains the latest information about Florida produce and livestock commodities, including price histories and production levels for the last ten years. Download Audio To view the publication online, click on Ag by the Numbers. For …
Increased Yields
Everett Griner tells us how producers today are getting more crop yield off less land. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support …
Retail Consolidation Changes Citrus Pricing
Allen Morris of Blue Lake Citrus Products recently told growers that the consolidation of food retailers has kept OJ prices higher for longer than used to be the case, regardless of fruit supply. He discusses the danger of that for citrus growers, and suggests steps growers can take. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending …