In this report, comments from Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks about the abandoned groves issue. Florida Citrus Mutual’s board of directors has been discussing what can be done on the matter and Mutual staff has been discussing with the Florida Dept of Agriculture possible options toward toward encouraging owners of these properties to clean up their act. Sponsored ContentVerdant …
Florida Farm Bureau Policies Forward Producer Concerns
In these reports, comments from Florida Farm Bureau’s Pat Cockrell who has been involved in Farm Bureau’s policy development procedures for many years. Cockrell explains how Farm Bureau policies are the organization’s marching orders and that the policies are developed by farmers themselves from the grass roots on up. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials …
FL’s Ag Commissioner Comments On Ag Election Day Concerns
In these two reports, comments from Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Charlie Bronson about some of the things farmers and ranchers are keyed in on this election day. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into …
November 2008 UF/IFAS/CREC Citrus Research Newsletter
Here is the latest citrus industry research update from UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred. (pdf file) Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of …
Citrus Grower Concerns Over Host Plants for HLB
Florida citrus grower Charley Roper says although his groves do not yet show signs of citrus ‘greening’ disease, or HLB, he remains concerned about other types of host plants that can harbor the disease without showing any signs of it. AgNet’s Ernie Neff speaks to Roper about his concerns in this report. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of …
Redneck Fishing Tourney in South FL Fast Approaching Nov 7-8!
Organizer Robert Murray provides us with the following information about this year’s 7th Annual Redneck Invitational, November 7th and 8th, 2008 at Cabbage Key. This one day invitational tournament is sponsored by and for anglers in the agricultural industry in Florida. The Redneck Invitational Inc. was established in 2002 by a group of growers and ag sales representatives as a …
Citrus News: Production, Political, and Other News Items
In this post, citrus folks can find several features addressing several different topics. Among them, in this first report, grower Mark Wheeler of Wheeler Farms at Lake Placid talks about production matters and what some growers may consider with respect to the crop forecast and seasonal market expectations. We spoke to Wheeler shortly after the crop forecast was released earlier …
Important Discussions at Weekly FDOC Meeting
Southeast Agnet’s Ernie Neff has a report on important discussions at last week’s FDOC meeting in Lakeland. FDOC Economist Mark Brown had news for the growers and more. Ernie files this report. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle …
Citrus Tax Options Continue To Stir Discussion
Recent discussions among industry and grower leaders trying to move forward to solve the so-called “free-rider” issue continue to bring new options to the table. In this report, Florida Citrus Commission Chairman Ben Albritton Jr discusses the main options on the table right now and in his words the different angles of each to consider. Albritton says it is growing …
Global Gatherings Target Citrus Disease Info Exchange
In this report, the director of University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center, Dr Harold Browning, discusses a couple upcoming meetings in detail that will focus on citrus science and research. One will be held in China in just a few days, the other here in Florida in December. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or …