Rumors continue to fly about comments made or not made by university and state leaders about agriculture in Florida, and what the industry deserves or does not deserve in terms of research and other investments. In this report, comments from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson about the need for agriculture as a whole to do more to educate urban counterparts …
FL Ag Commissioner on Hall, Ag & Looming Budget Scrap
Catching up with Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson at this week’s Florida Ag Hall of Fame festivities in Tampa, he talks to our audience about the looming budget battle in the upcoming Legislature, and how producers themselves must become more directly involved in telling the story of the industry. Report (2:40 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to …
FDOC Sunset Review Update & Related Comments
In this report, notations about last week’s FL Senate Ag Committee meeting where sunset review of the Florida Department of Citrus was considered. Also, grower and citrus commissioner Wesley Brumback with comments about the selection process for citrus commissioners themselves. Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida …
Citrus Nursery Industry Update
In these reports, comments from citrus nurseryman Phil Rucks of Frostproof, who recently presented a talk to Indian River region citrus growers about the present state of citrus nurseries in Florida and his own nursery rebuilding process since many new regulations have gone into effect. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
Citrus Expo 2008 Steering Committee Discusses Seminar Plan
At a meeting in recent days in Sebring, members of the Citrus Expo 2008 Steering Committee got down to the business of planning grower seminars for this year’s August 20 & 21 event at Lee Civic Center in Ft Myers. Once again Citrus Expo plans to go the extra mile in obtaining input from growers and representatives from Gulf, Highlands …
FL Ag Hall of Fame Draws Huge “Who’s Who” in Industry
Making a strong statement that the Florida agriculture industry is far from waning, well over a thousand producers and ag industry leaders joined Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson for fellowship and dinner while honoring this year’s four inductees into the industry’s most exclusive club of pioneers. This year’s honors went to (l to r) “Pete” Clemons, Okeechobee; Hugh English, LaBelle; …
February 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) HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET? Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …
Citrus: Feb Crop Rpt / Changes at Alico Top / UF Pres Comments
In these citrus reports hear details about the February Citrus Crop Forecast update from Bob Terry at Florida Agriculture Statistics Service. Also in the second report below, a mention of plans at Alico, Inc to soon elevate Dan Gunter to the C-O-O position. And if you are among those concerned about what somebody said they heard that the president of …
Citrus Health Response Plan (CHRP) February 2008 Update
Here is the February 2008 update for the Citrus Health Response Plan (pdf file) from the FDACS Division of Plant Industry. Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril …
FL Citrus Mutual Release re Labor Dept Guest Worker Proposal
LAKELAND, Fla. (February 6, 2008) – Florida Citrus Mutual commended the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wednesday for proposing changes to the H-2A agricultural guest worker program. Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …