Florida Citrus Commission committees next week will work toward selecting a new Florida Department of Citrus executive director and recommending changes to the Florida Statutes chapter governing the Citrus Commission and the Department of Citrus. The first USDA citrus crop forecast of the season will be released Wednesday. The details are in this report. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got …
Citrus Commissioner Balks At Calling All Florida Grapefruit Sweet
When a Florida Department of Citrus ad agency representative in September proposed telling consumers that Florida grapefruit is sweeter than they think, Citrus Commissioner Ellis Hunt Jr. expressed reservations. He tells why in the first report. Download Audio In the second report, Hunt says various Florida citrus growers like their grapefruit at different times of the year, and points out …
Citrus Industry eNews: Maury Boyd Cocktail; Live Citrus Forecast
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Everett Griner explains how farmers have to adapt to today’s ever changing technology. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
“Live” Citrus Crop Forecast/Webcast Wed. October 12th
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gary Cooper (352) 671-1909 CITRUS CROP FORECAST “LIVE” STATEWIDE BROADCAST/WEBCAST (Southeast AgNet, Ocala, FL, Oct 5, 2011) The annual Citrus Crop Forecast from U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) will be broadcast “live” on Southeast AgNet Radio Network for the 16th consecutive year at 8:29 a.m. Wednesday, October 12, 2011. …
Citrus Grower Now A Believer In Maury Boyd Cocktail For HLB
Barron Collier grove manager Gary Briscoe once scoffed at the salicylic acid in the Maury Boyd cocktail for HLB-infected trees – what he called “putting aspirin on a citrus tree” – but now uses the cocktail successfully. Briscoe, who spoke at Citrus Expo, tells about his experience with the cocktail and offers some suggestions. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got …
October Citrus Industry Covers HLB, Food Safety, Expo And More
Two articles in the October issue of Citrus Industry magazine focus on HLB management. Other topics will include Argentina, food safety, Citrus Expo seminars, grower roundtable discussions and more. Citrus Industry editor Ernie Neff has the details in this report. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
Farm Spending
With the budget battle continuing and the economy not looking a lot better, Everett Griner talks about how producers are preparing for new cuts. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman …
Labor Solutions’ Troutman Talks Labor; Sponsors Live Citrus Forecast
Labor Solutions has stepped up to sponsor Southeast AgNet’s LIVE coverage of USDA’s annual Citrus Crop Forecast release next Wednesday morning October 12, 2011. Live coverage can be heard on this website, and on Southeast AgNet’s citrus news affiliate stations . Labor Solutions is owned and operated by former state legislator Baxter Troutman, who in this interview discusses the status …
Florida Farm Bureau Meeting this Week
The 70th Annual Meeting of the Florida Farm Bureau Federation will be held October 6-8 at the Peabody Orlando and will center around the theme “Strengthening Family Farms and Communities since 1941”. For more information log on to FloridaFarmBureau.org. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future …