In these two reports, Ernie Neff (left) talks with Gulf Citrus Growers’ Association Executive Ron Hamel, about aerial spraying over large areas to better control the citrus psyllid, more economically. This is a hot topic among growers statewide right now, and according to Hamel and others, with the right neighborhood cooperation among neighboring citrus growers over a large area, this …
FL Farm Bureau Scouts the Issues in Tallahassee
Florida Farm Bureau President John Hoblick discusses more of the targeted issues, besides the budget, involving agriculture in the state Legislative Session this year. Among them, county occupational license fees, BMP’s and a statewide springs protection initiative. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
Rolling on Citrus Oil
Rolling on Citrus Oil is literally what race car drivers recently did at the Sebring race track, as Yokahama introduced a new line of tires it says are more environmentally friendly. Hear more about it in this report. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …
Florida Citrus Commission Makes R & D Foundation Appointments
FLORIDA CITRUS COMMISSION APPOINTS DIRECTORS TO CITRUS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION Lakeland, Fla. — The Florida Citrus Commission (FCC) appointed five industry leaders to serve on the board of directors for the newly formed Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (CRDF) The foundation is a not-for-profit arm of the University of Florida, called a university direct-support organization, established to manage …
FL Farm Bureau’s “Ag Watch” Tallahassee Report March 20, 2009
Here’s this week’s 3-20-09 edition of Florida Farm Bureau’s Ag Watch (pdf file) from the FFB Legislative office in Tallahassee. 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, …
Highlands Enlists Help of Appraisers on Abandoned Citrus Groves
Highlands County Citrus Growers Association has been working with its County Appraiser’s office to set up a system so as not to penalize growers who remove blocks of trees as part of the Citrus Health Response Plan (CHRP). HCCGA Executive Ray Royce shares the wording of the local rule as it presently stands: HIGHLANDS COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER POLICY FOR THE …
Right To Farm Type Legislation Moving in FL House
In this report, comments from Representative Ralph Poppell about a key piece of agriculture related legislation moving in the Florida House of Representatives so far this Session. Poppell was one of dozens of lawmakers turning out to visit among the crowd at the Farm Bureau Day Legislative Reception in Tallahassee recently. He is Chair of the House Natural Resources Appropriations …
H2A Brouhaha Brewing Over Labor Dept Move To Suspend Rules
The recent move by the U S Labor Department to suspend the rules put in place in January, making the H2A labor program more efficient and workable for farmers, has struck a raw nerve in labor intensive areas of farm country. With only ten days open for public comment, farmers and the folks who represent them are scrambling to provide …
Dealing with Abandoned Citrus Groves
One of the many folks we saw at Farm Bureau Day reception in Tallahassee this week was Richard Gaskalla, Director of the Fl Department of Agriculture’s Division of Plant Industry in Gainesville, (FDACS/DPI). In these reports, he comments on what is being done to help growers and industry deal with the abandoned groves issue. Some grove owners have been less …
Regional Aerial Spraying for Citrus Psyllids Catching On
As you’ll hear in this report from AgNet’s Ernie Neff, and in more features yet to come, more growers in different regions of Florida’s citrus belt are putting aerial spray applicators to work these days. 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 …