National School Lunch Week is putting a spotlight on the healthy foods and positive changes that schools have incorporated into their menus, such as including Fresh From Florida produce from local growers. 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 …
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The estate tax laws are a threat to the agriculture community. Everett Griner explains. 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 …
Citrus Research Panel Gets Another Grant to Fight HLB
The Citrus Research and Development Foundation has received a $557,000 grant that will help researchers find ways to protect young trees from HLB and other diseases. The latest grant comes on the heels of the foundation receiving a $9 million grant from the USDA to fight the psyllids that spread HLB. This report has details. Download Audio THANK YOU to …
Citrus Growers Benefit by Following Statewide BMPs
There are numerous benefits for Florida citrus growers who follow water quality and quantity best management practices (BMPs) outlined in a new statewide citrus BMP manual. Bill Bartnick, an environmental administrator with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, discussed the manual and outlined the advantages at a recent citrus water seminar in Sebring. He offers a brief summary …
Nelson Talks Citrus Research Funding at Forecast Breakfast
Sen. Bill Nelson talked about citrus research funding the industry recently received, and more he thinks will come soon, at a Thursday citrus crop forecast breakfast near Bartow. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! and Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. …
UF Citrus Research Chief Burns Faces Investigation
The Ledger newspaper in Lakeland reports that the director of two University of Florida research centers faces a university investigation on allegations that she used a colleague’s data in a journal without proper attribution. The director, Jackie Burns, oversees all UF citrus research. Download Audio THANK YOU to our monthly Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone …
Grower Reaction to USDA Citrus Crop Forecast: Justin Sorrells
Citrus Grower and Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association past president, Justin Sorrells, comments on USDA’s Florida all orange forecast of 154 million boxes for the coming harvest season. Download Audio THANK YOU to our LIVE Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! and Rural America’s customer-owned …
Citrus Grower Haverlock Discusses the Orange Crop Forecast
Hillsborough County citrus grower Louis Haverlock comments on the first USDA orange crop forecast of the season, which came in at 154 million boxes. He also discusses the cost of growing citrus and dealing with greening disease. Download Audio THANK YOU to our LIVE Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to …
Citrus Industry eNews: Citrus Crop Forecast Is In; Admire Pro Changes
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Citrus Crop Forecast Released for 2012-2013 Season
Candi Erick, Citrus Statistics Administrator for USDA Ag Statistics Service, presented the citrus crop forecast numbers during Southeast AgNet’s LIVE broadcast this morning. The forecast indicates a 5% increase from last season for Florida’s all orange crop, at 154 million boxes. The all Florida grapefruit crop is forecast at just over 20 million boxes for white and colored varieties. Listen …