As a state legislative sunset review panel ponders whether or not to ask citrus growers to participate in a referendum the grower community for the most part does not seem to be asking for, the Citrus Commission is working to assure Department of Citrus programs remain on point and effective for the grower community. In this report, comments for fellow …
FDOC Websites Effectively Target Consumers
In this report featuring In-State and Fresh Fruit Marketing Manager Amy Carpenter, Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) websites are being utilized to magnify the Florida citrus marketing message and target audience niches effectively in a fiercely competitive consumer marketplace. Report (2:00 mp3) HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET? Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted …
Indian River Growers Get Greening Reality Check
Citrus growers in the Indian River citrus production region have had to adjust their thinking about canker and greening over the past 12 months. In this report, Indian River Citrus League’s Doug Bournique discusses how growers now realize greening is at least as big a threat to grapefruit as it is to oranges. Report (2:00 mp3) FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE …
Timing of Referendum Causes Concern Among Growers
In this report, comments from Florida Citrus Mutual C E O Mike Sparks about the timing of a possible grower referendum, which is being considered by a Joint Legislative Sunset Review Committee. With the Legislative session right around the corner, Sparks says the grower community needs to act fast to develop input for the process, or risk someone else making …
FL Agriculture Very Concerned Over UF/IFAS Budget Cuts
We’ve been contacted by several farm groups and industry leaders who are urging farmers to contact University of Florida’s President and the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives to say “no” to disproportionate cuts to the IFAS budget. Dade County Farm Bureau writes, “It seems that some people want to believe that agriculture in Florida is a dying industry. …
FL Citrus Mutual CEO Sparks re Sunset Discussion & Timeline
In these two reports, reaction and comments from Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks about the pressing timeline growers and grower groups are under to respond to the Joint Legislative Sunset Committee with regard to the idea of moving forward with a grower referendum about the Department of Citrus. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE DEADLINE …
FL Citrus Mutual’s Revamped Website
LAKELAND, Fla. (February 4, 2008) In order to provide growers, the media and the general public with better citrus information, Florida Citrus Mutual Monday unveiled a completely revamped website. The website – www.flcitrusmutual.com – will offer Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable …
FDOC Sunset Review – Grower Point, Counterpoint
At Thursday’s meeting of the Joint Legislative Sunset Committee in Winter Haven, several growers and grower group representatives spoke in favor of the Florida Department of Citrus and the grower taxes that support it, while C E O of the state’s largest citrus grower, Charles Lucas representing Consolidated Citrus’s 50-thousand acres, spoke in favor of a referendum giving weight to …
FDOC In Focus: Sunset Committee Report & Marketing Features
In this week’s Florida Department of Citrus features, the Joint Legislative Sunset Committee meets in Winter Haven, and Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has a brief overview in the first report. Also in both reports, our end-of-the-week features on Citrus Department marketing programs. This week, FDOC In-State Marketing Manager Amy Carpenter describes PR campaigns and website developments that magnify the message …
More on Greening Research Update – Advice for Growers NOW
These two reports will wrap up our series this week with Dr Harold Browning, Center Director at UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred, about the latest he can report about citrus greening research now underway. In the final report in particular, Browning offers a timely and strong suggestion for growers who may not be taking citrus greening …