The Florida Citrus Commission this week agreed to a settlement of a rift with private firm AgroSource, the Florida Department of Citrus’ (FDOC) long-time partner in the effort to register the abscission agent CMNP as a mechanical harvesting aid. The commission also started work on finding a new FDOC executive director. Commission Chairman Marty McKenna discusses the AgroSource settlement and …
Growers On Citrus Research Panel Discuss Nutrition For HLB
Several citrus growers called for more research into the use of nutrition for HLB-infected trees at a meeting of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s (CRDF) Research Management Committee last week. At this week’s full foundation meeting, CRDF President Tom Jerkins and Research Management Committee Chairman Bobby Barben were asked if enough nutrition research is being funded. Their responses are …
At Least One Florida Citrus Firm Is Happy With H-2A For Labor
Many Florida citrus growers and harvesters have long declared that the federal H-2A program, which allows the use of foreign workers in groves, is very difficult to use. Judy Wertz-Strickland expressed the opposite opinion when she spoke at the recent Citrus Expo. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle …
Florida’s Gaetz Proposes Moving Redistricting Process Timeline
GAETZ PROPOSES MOVING REDISTRICTING PROCESS TIMELINE By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Contact news@newsserviceflorida.com. LARGO, Florida, August 30, 2011……The Legislature could consider a constitutional amendment to change the timeline for redistricting votes in an effort to address a barrage of criticism lawmakers have heard as they have traveled across Florida, Senate Reapportionment Chairman Don Gaetz said Tuesday. Sponsored …
New Study Exemplifies Importance of Ag Research
A recent USDA Economic Research study showed that public research investment is a major factor in determining the future growth of U.S. Ag productivity. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the …
CEO Of Florida’s Largest Citrus Grower Addresses HLB Research
The CEO of Florida’s largest citrus grower was among those at a Citrus Research and Development Foundation committee meeting last week focusing on nutritional research for HLB. Charles Lucas of Consolidated Citrus shares his views on the need for both short- and long-term HLB research with a priority on short-term, expresses his desire for more nutritional research and tells what …
Search For Department of Citrus Head To Be Addressed Wednesday
The Florida Citrus Commission has an unusually short agenda for its Wednesday meeting; one topic to be discussed is the search for a new Florida Department of Citrus executive director. This report has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research …
Immigration Reform
Everett Griner tells us just how critical immigration reform really is. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch …
Youth Leaders
The future of farming is in good hands. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch …
CRDF’s Davis Skeptical of HLB Cure; Wants Short-Term Help
Several growers last week urged the Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s (CRDF) Research Management Committee to devote significant HLB research dollars to short-term solutions, including foliar nutrients that have apparently kept trees productive for years. Among those growers was CRDF board member Joe Davis Jr. In this interview, Davis tells why he’s skeptical that an HLB cure will be found, …