TALLAHASSEE – Two Oriental fruit flies have been found in Orange County, Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson has announced. During routine trapping activities on Friday, June 20, a USDA fruit-fly technician collected two suspect Oriental fruit flies from a fruit fly trap hanging in a sweet orange tree in the Winter Park area of Orlando. The fruit flies were confirmed by …
CITRUS EXPO: Most Comprehensive Seminars for All Growers!
August 20 & 21 Lee Civic Center Ft Myers is the date this year for the World’s Premier Citrus Expo, still free for citrus growers and unquestionably the best attended citrus grower seminar and trade show event anywhere. Citrus Expo planning is entering its home stretch and only a few exhibit spaces remain available. Exhibitors should visit the website and …
FDOC Budget Has Flexibility To Deal With Challenges of Times
In the first of these two weekly features on Florida Department of Citrus News, Chairman Ben Albritton Jr discusses budget matters and how up to $20-million dollars being set aside for possible investments into research could impact orange juice advertising next season. In the second report, Albritton discusses the possibility that Florida Citrus Mutual may be able to handle FDOC …
Greening Research From A Growers Perspective
V P of Production for Orange-Co In Arcadia, Jerry Newlin is also very involved at the industry level in efforts to guide greening research. Jerry is a leader of the Florida Citrus Production Managers’ Association and more recently, chairman of the Citrus Research Greening Task Force and a member of the Citrus Expo Steering Committee. In these reports, Newlin discusses …
Hundreds Mourn Loss of Citrus Grower Mason Smoak
The recent loss of Lake Placid citrus grower Mason Smoak is mourned by community and industry this week, as hundreds lined up to support family Tuesday evening before funeral services today. Find details of the services and lots more information about Mason contained in an earlier post on this website by clicking here. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production …
More on U S Sugar Corp Purchase by So FL Water Mgmt District
In this post find more details, this from the Water Management District, about their intended purchase of one of Florida’s largest agriculture operations. Also, THIS PDF DOCUMENT (pdf file)provided by the Water Management District goes into more details about the purchase too. Hard to believe they were able to keep this so quiet until just hours before the final announcement! …
Citrus Crop Stats Administrator Looks Back Before Retirement
In these reports, reflections from a statistics legend when it comes to citrus crop forecasting. For years citrus folks worldwide have watched and listened for crop numbers often having great impact on markets and grower returns, particularly in October when annual crop forecasts are released. In the first two reports posted herein, Bob Terry talks about the most recent citrus …
U S Sugar Media Statement About SFWMD Buyout
Report(1:00 mp3) This in this morning from U S Sugar Corp. regarding the pending purchase plans of South Florida Water Management District to buy the company’s landholdings: CLEWISTON — June 24, 2008 — The proposal announced by Governor Crist is the right thing for the State of Florida and appears to be at a fair price for our shareholders. It …
South FL Water Mgmt District to BUY U S Sugar Corp Land?!
News is swirling early this week about a pending announcement that South Florida Water Management District plans to buy one of the largest agricultural operations in the state. Formal announcements are expected Tuesday about the pending purchase of U. S. Sugar Corporation, but already there is concern growing among masses of folks and local businesses in the region, for obvious …
Highlands Co Citrus Leader Mason Smoak Dies in Plane Crash
We regret to pass on this information…News from Highlands County Citrus Growers’ Association’s Ray Royce late Friday June 20, who wrote: “…we lost a great father, husband and friend in Mason Smoak to an airplane crash in Lake Placid. Mason who was currently serving as both the President of the Highlands County Citrus Growers Association and the Chairman of the …