A good time was had by all at this year’s Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association’s Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament at Lake Wales Country Club. It is all for a good cause. FFAA’s Scholarships have helped dozens of students and continues to award scholarships annually to Florida students majoring in agricultural fields. Learn more about how you can support, or apply …
Food Safety Issues Important to Citrus & Mechanical Harvesting
Some food industries have again recently proven no food industry is immune to food safety scares of huge proportions. University of Florida researcher Michelle Danyluk recently spoke about food safety and mechanical harvesting at a recent gathering of citrus growers. Hear her comments in this report. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …
Citrus Mutual Holds Member Grower Meetings Around Florida
In this series of reports, AgNet’s Ernie Neff (photo left) reports on some of the issues being discussed at a series of Florida Citrus Mutual member meetings presently underway around Florida. The first two are overviews, the second two reports feature Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks (photo right). Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps …
Citrus Abscission Chemical Moving Toward Approval Process
In these two reports, AgroSource Executive Taw Richardson discusses the timetable for abscission products to become available, that should greatly help the mechanical harvesting process for Florida fruit. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted …
USDA Report: World Food Shortages Could Lie Ahead
This report features Bud Philbrook of USDA’s International Programs (left) and Michael Scuse of USDA’s Domestic Programs (right), discussing possible world food shortages in the years ahead and the reasons for them. Both these gentlemen spoke to our group of Farm Broadcasters during our visits to Washington D C last week. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …
USDA Report: Citrus Production Long Term Outlook
In this recent report USDA Radio’s Gary Crawford (right) features citrus production trends and outlook comments from USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber (left). We saw and spoke to both of them last week while with a couple dozen other members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters on our annual “Washington Watch” trip to D C. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
Abscission Chemical Could Help Reduce Trash in Harvested Citrus
In these two reports, following up on the trash talk series with Tim Spann from University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center (UF/CREC). Spann discusses the trash issue in further detail and suggests that upcoming new products may help reduce trash in the harvesting process. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …
Trash in Harvested Citrus Creates Big Problems for Processors
In this report citrus growers can learn more about the issue of trash in harvested fruit. As mechanical harvesting research continues to make progress with hopes of helping Florida growers reduce harvesting costs overall, processors like Dave Crumbly of Florida’s Natural say there remains a problem with sticks, leaves and other debris that creates havoc with juice processing equipment. Hear …
Citrus Mutual Files Dumping Petition against Brazilian OJ Processor
Florida Citrus Mutual Thursday filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) after a major Brazilian processor violated trade law by dumping orange juice into the domestic marketplace. Hear comments from Mutual CEO Mike Sparks in this report. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
Farm Economy Changing
Who is safe from recession? Everett Griner explains. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026