Spraying greening-infected trees with nutritional sprays to keep them productive has been acknowledged as an option by the state’s largest citrus grower association. Florida Citrus Mutual says the nutritional program should be underpinned by intensive psyllid management. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the news in this report. Tune to this Southeast AgNet website at 8;20 a. m. Friday October 9th …
Company Agrees to Raise Farm Worker Wages
(From “News Service of Florida” 9-25-09) Advocates for Florida tomato workers on Friday added the world’s largest contract food provider to the list of companies willing to spend more to improve workers’ wages. Meeting with U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis in Washington, D.C., the Coalition of Immokalee Workers announced an agreement with Compass Group in which the company would …
Citrus Nurseryman Discusses Young Tree Issues
Nate Jameson of Bright Leaf Citrus Nursery tackles young tree topics – including planting, purchasing and tree care – in these reports. Tune to this Southeast AgNet website at 8;20 a. m. Friday October 9th for Citrus Crop Forecast “Live” coverage. Sponsored on Southeast AgNet by Stallings Crop Insurance: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle …
Citrus Agents Set Low Volume Application Meetings
Florida’s multi-county citrus extension agents will conduct seminars on low volume application technology for citrus pests in six locations during October. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff provides the locations and dates in this report. Tune to this Southeast AgNet website at 8;20 a. m. Friday October 9th for Citrus Crop Forecast “Live” coverage. Sponsored on Southeast AgNet by Stallings Crop Insurance: …
Food Safety
Everett Griner explains how this is a tightening for everyone. 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 and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026
Department of Citrus Lays Final Bartow Move Plans
Work on the Florida Department of Citrus’s new Bartow headquarters should allow the Citrus Commission to hold its December meeting there. The staff should be able to move in early in 2010. Department of Citrus Executive Director Ken Keck provides the timelines in this report. Tune to this Southeast AgNet website at 8;20 a. m. Friday October 9th for Citrus …
Bug and Beetle Invasion
Today, Everett Griner discusses more destructive pest problems. 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 and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026
Citrus Processors and Subtropical Technology Conference Meeting
The Citrus Processors and Subtropical Technology Conference Meeting is coming up next month: When: Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 Where: Citrus Research and Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850 Time: Registration and coffee begin at 8:15 A.M., Program starts at 8:45 A.M. and ends at 4:00 P.M. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida …
Official Offers Insight On Citrus Acreage Report
The USDA recently reported that Florida citrus acreage declined 1.3 percent to 568,814 acres over the past year. In one of the accompanying reports, Florida Agricultural Statistics Service Citrus Statistics Administrator Candi Erick tells some of the causes for the declines, and reports on abandoned citrus acreage. In the other report, she discusses the mechanics her agency used to move …
Citrus Expo 2009 Seminars Now On Line
Some of the available Citrus Expo 2009 seminar presentation power points are now on line at the University of Florida website at this link http://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/Citrus%20Expo/expopresentations.htm. Find lots of information about Citrus Expo, including exhibitor information already available for Citrus Expo 2010, at www.CitrusExpo.net. Tune to this Southeast AgNet website at 8;20 a. m. Friday October 9th for Citrus Crop Forecast …