WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama will meet with industry officials to discuss the first of their kind fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles and to thank them for their leadership in finalizing a successful national program for these vehicles. This meeting marks the Administration’s announcement of the standards, which will …
Researcher’s Citrus Expo Topic: Advanced Citrus Production System
The advanced citrus production system intended to get more rapid production, especially in the face of HLB, will be University of Florida researcher Kelly Morgan’s topic at Citrus Expo next week. He previews his discussion in these reports. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
More Grower Speakers Added to Citrus Expo Seminars
Two new speakers have been confirmed for the Citrus Expo seminar program, being held Aug. 17-18 at Lee Civic Center in North Fort Myers, FL. They are: Wednesday, Aug. 17, 11:45 a.m. – Grower presentation on cost and labor constraints and how to meet the bottom line, by Judy Wertz-Strickland of DeSoto Fruit and Harvesting Thursday, Aug. 18, 9:40 a.m. …
Registration Open for FFB Annual Meeting
Registration is now open for the 70th Annual Meeting of the Florida Farm Bureau Federation. 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 …
National Farmers Market Week
In celebration of National Farmers Market Week, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan gives us the details of the remarkable growth of Farmers Markets across the country. 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 …
Nutritionals And HLB Will Be A Hot Topic At Citrus Expo
At Cirus Expo next week, University of Florida researcher Tim Spann will provide an update on the use of nutrition for keeping HLB-infected trees productive. He gives an overview of his talk in the first report; in the second he says that growers can put the information to use in the field. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
Ongoing Efforts to Fight Numeric Nutrient Criteria
Efforts are still underway to determine how Florida might be able to police its own water versus EPA’s numeric nutrient criteria. 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 …
More Exhibitor Gift Giveaways Announced for Citrus Expo
Several exhibitors will be holding prize drawings during Citrus Expo Aug. 17-18 at Lee Civic Center in North Ft. Myers. Among them are: Fleet Products, booth A – 7 drawings for $25 Visa gift cards Wm. North Gallery – 2 copies of Florida Artist: Wm. North, His Life and Art and 2 copies of Citrus in Fine Art: Paintings of …
Plant Pathologist Dewdney Updates Citrus Black Spot in Florida
University of Florida plant pathologist Megan Dewdney provides an update on citrus black spot, a disease apparently still confined to Southwest Florida. 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, …
Expo Speaker Gose To Address Citrus Health Management Areas
One company’s experience with Citrus Health Management Areas (CHMAs) will be discussed at Citrus Expo. The speaker will be John Gose, manager of special projects for Lykes Brothers Incorporated. 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 …