The annual Florida 4-H Golf Classic is an important part of how the 4-H program sustains itself to keep training youth to be leaders of tomorrow. This year the event will be held in Avon Park at the Highlands Ridge North golf course. CLICK HERE to go to the Florida 4-H website where you can find more information on signing …
4-H Flag Heads Into Space Aboard Shuttle Endeavor
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2009 (USDA News Release) – The National 4-H flag was carried into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour yesterday as part of the STS-127 mission. The flag, featuring the familiar 4-H clover, was originally scheduled to head into space earlier this year, but was delayed a record five times before finally lifting off this week. FOR INFO …
Citrus Tree Counts Now Updated Annually Instead of Bi-Annually
In this series of reports, details about how Florida’s citrus tree counts will be handled in the future, with comments from Citrus Statistics Administrator at the Florida Agriculture Statistics Service, Candi Erick. The release of these tree count reports used to be every other year, in September. Now to be released each year in September instead, statistics teams plan to …
Food Safety Issues Rising Among Obama Administration Concerns
The Obama administration is taking on food safety issues as a priority, as described in more detail in this report from USDA radio. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida …
Citrus Packinghouse Day & Indian River Post Harvest Workshops Set
The dates have been set for these two important educational opportunities for those interested and involved in the fresh citrus deal. The Citrus Packinghouse Day will be at the Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred on Thursday, August 27, 2009. THe Indian River Post Harvest Workshop is scheduled for the next day, Friday August 28, 2009, to be …
Invasive Species A Huge Problem To Agriculture, What Can Be Done?
Invasive plant pests and diseases that are not native to this nation costs U. S. farmers and consumers billions of dollars. With more of them getting across the border all the time one way or another, it is becoming more costly than ever. In this report, discussion with Division of Plant Industry director Richard Gaskalla, discussing the situaiton with so …
Renewable Energy
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Agriculture Statistics Updates Citrus Crop Forecast – July Report
CLICK HERE to go to the Citrus Statistics page at the Florida Agriculture Statistics Service website where all the monthly citrus crop updates are stored…AND click the play icons below to hear from Citrus Statistics Administrator Candi Erick about the July numbers. We will have some more news for citrus growers from Florida Agriculture Statistics Service in coming days. Sponsoring …
Final Citrus Forecast of 2009 Season Sees Increase in FL Oranges
This news release from Florida Citrus Mutual. Stay tuned to this website for comments from Candi Erick at the Florida Agriculture Statistics Service about this final forecast of the season, including what is being done to look into wide variations in forecast numbers in the specialty fruit sections of the forecasts this season. LAKELAND, Fla. (Florida Citrus Mutual, July 10, …
Citrus Squeeze
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