Occassionally we try to check in with the executives of the various regional citrus grower groups in Florida. In this feature, comments from Ray Royce of Highlands County Citrus Growers Association (HCCGA). Ray’s comments for this report come from a recent interview with AgNet’s Ernie Neff at the recent HCCGA annual banquet in Sebring. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Citrus Hall of Fame 2009 Adds Four
LAKELAND – Four men famous for their advocacy on behalf of the Florida citrus industry were inducted Friday into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame. “He never hesitated to bump heads when it was in the interest of the grower,” Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For …
FL Revenue Estimators To Set Budget Goals This Week
In these three reports, Florida Farm Bureau Legislative Director Ben Parks in Tallahassee gives us some insight on this first week of the Legislative Session, discussing this Friday’s state revenue estimating conference and what it means for the tough budget session expected ahead. Parks also gives us some details on a couple Farm Bureau priorities this Session. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
Ag News Reports From Tallahassee – Go Darly Go!!
Southeast AgNet’s newsgathering intern this Legislative Session is Darly Adams (photo left). For this report she provides our listeners with comments from Senate Agriculture Chairman Charlie Dean (photo right), as well as some comments from a couple of our Florida state FFA officers on the scene at the state Capitol this week. In the photo is Florida’s state FFA President …
Aereal “Fogging” Being Studied For Cheaper Citrus Psyllid Control
In this four-part report series, Doug Bournique (left) representing Indian River citrus growers, and grower Stan Carter (right), bring our audience up to speed on efforts presently underway to study possible effectiveness and effiiciencies of aereal applications of insect “fogging” technology. If studies currently underway prove its viability, some believe the method may soon save growers lots of money in …
Increase of Food Prices
What caused the food prices to go up as much as they did? Everett Griner tells us what the experts are saying. 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 …
Just What Does “Sequencing the Citrus HLB Genome” Really Mean?
Regarding recent announcements that scientists have sequenced the genome for citrus HLB, some call it a major breakthrough, others say it’s a big step toward a breakthrough. In a rare five part series of reports, Ft. Pierce USDA Horticulture Lab Director Dr Calvin Arnold offers some down-home explanation of just what is going on here. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …
March Citrus Industry Magazine Stuffed With Timely Info
In this report, Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff, also editor of Citrus Industry Magazine, gives listeners a newsworthy overview of what can be expected from this month’s Citrus Industry Magazine. Citrus growers everywhere should be particularly interested in a series of articles updating citrus psyllid control methods and other timely HLB production protocol advice from citrus researchers. If you don’t get …
Image for 2009
What is the image for agriculture for 2009? Everett Griner tells us just what the grade is. 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 …
Putnam Introducing New Food Safety Legislation
The most recent outbreak of salmonella in peanut butter and last summer’s outbreak that mistakenly blamed Florida tomatoes has food safety on everyone’s mind. Florida Congressman Adam Putnam (left) is introducing new food safety legislation, the Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards and Targeting Act (Safe FEAST Act). The measure, which has bipartisan support, will modernize food safety regulations and give …