Crop Forecasting

Everett Griner explains how this is not an exact science, but it is close enough. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman …

Citrus Expo’s Casino Night Was A Hit!

There was lots of hooting and hollering heard at Citrus Expo’s inaugural Casino Night fundraiser for Florida FFA on Aug. 18. Watch the slide show below from the event! Approximately 100 Citrus Expo attendees and exhibitors tried their hand at blackjack, craps, and roulette, while enjoying drinks and desserts with industry colleagues. The event had as many varieties of games …

Heated Debate over Citrus Greening “Secrecy”

A controversial editorial in The Ledger (Lakeland, FL newspaper) on Aug. 31, titled “Citrus Greening: Details Would Aid Growers,” triggered some strong responses from the citrus industry. Click here to read the editorial. On Sept. 4, The Ledger published a response to the editorial from Mike Sparks, executive VP/CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual. Click here to read Sparks’ “Citrus Works Openly …

Rural Crime

Nothing on the farm is safe. Rural crime is growing and Everett Griner tells us how. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance …

Growers Interested In Advanced Citrus Production Systems

About 25 growers journeyed to Indian Town and Fort Pierce in August to see advanced citrus production systems at work in actual groves. Extension agent Ryan Atwood, who coordinated the field day, explains why the growers are interested. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune …

Mutual Reports On Citrus Crop Forecast Accuracy; USDA Is Tops

A report in last week’s Florida Citrus Mutual Triangle publication confirms what most in the industry already know, that it’s hard to beat the U.S. Department of Agriculture at forecasting the size of the Florida orange crop. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, …

Sparks Updates Efforts To Fund Citrus Research With Tariffs

In the first of these reports, Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks updates progress on the effort to create a national research board funded by tariffs on imported citrus products. In the others, he says the hoped-for legislation would create reliable research funds year after year, and says continuous research is needed to cope with problems that will hit U.S. …

Citrus’ Summer Vacation Is Over, Meeting Schedule Shows

Several meetings scheduled for this week show that the Florida citrus industry’s summer vacation is very much over. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial …

Infestation???

Fleas, ticks, bedbugs…is there an infestation? Everett Griner lets us know. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026

Citrus Industry Magazine Has New CEU Article Available

Citrus Industry magazine continues its 2010 series of articles for growers to earn CEU credits by reading the articles in the magazine or online, then submitting the accompanying CEU test online. The third CEU article of the year, “Why Should Pesticide Applicators Care About Heat Stress?” (test period expires 9/1/2011), is now available online at http://citrusindustry.net/ceu3.html. CEU articles and tests currently available include: …