Florida Citrus Mutual spokesman Andrew Meadows in the first report says the citrus industry came through the Tuesday night-Wednesday morning freeze “in pretty good shape.” He tells what happened in different areas of the citrus belt. Download Audio In the second report, Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam discusses the lack of dormancy in citrus trees prior to this week’s freeze …
Early Assessment of Freeze Damage Shows that FL Dodged a Bullet
As growers are combing their fields checking for damage after the first big freeze of the season, we spoke to FL Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam on what the early assessments are for the vegetable, citrus and sugar cane crops. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most …
Indian River Citrus League Addressing GAPs, Water And More
Development of good agricultural practices was a major project for the Indian River Citrus League in 2011 and will be again in 2012, says League Executive Vice President Doug Bournique. A couple of important water issues, research funding and the reduction of regulatory burdens are also on the League’s 2012 agenda, Bournique reports. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? …
Citrus Research & Development Foundation: Where It’s Headed
Citrus Research and Development Foundation Chief Operations Officer Harold Browning discusses the foundation’s increasing movement toward its “development” phase – getting research findings to work in the field. He also discusses efforts to work with regulatory agencies on product development, the quest for federal funding for enhanced psyllid research, and the need for continued short-, medium- and long-range research on …
Farm Bill
Everett Griner explains to us today about the 2012 Farm Bill needing close attention. 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 Hall of Fame To Kick Off 50th Anniversary Celebration
The Florida Citrus Hall of Fame kicks off its 50th anniversary golden jubilee celebration this Friday in downtown Lakeland with an Historic Florida Citrus Exhibit and Citrus Crate Label Show and Sale. Details are in this report. The main Citrus Hall of Fame event will be March 2, when the 2012 Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Inductee Luncheon is held …
Ag Secretary Vilsack’s Wish for 2012
As we kick off a new year it is time to get rejuvenated, make New Year Resolutions and to start anew, and the following reports have some details regarding a few of Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack’s wishes for 2012. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get …
Bee Killer
Bumble Bees face some mysterious disease. Everett Griner tells us about this. 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 Development and …
Citrus Industry eNews: China Report; CA Freeze; La Niña Expectations
If you would like to receive this eNews directly via e-mail, please subscribe here. DON’T MISS THIS China Citrus: Threat or Opportunity for Florida’s Citrus Industry? 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 …
Eating Habits
Everett Griner explores one question…Does where you live influence your eating habits? 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 Development and …