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One of those instrumental in working with USDA on the fresh fruit shipping rule that came out last Friday was Dan Richey, President of Riverfront Groves & Riverfront Packing in Vero Beach. And he told me the rule was what they had expected.  Report (1:30 mp3)  Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Many in Florida are applauding today’s published rule by USDA concerning the shipping of fresh fruit, and this includes those with Florida Citrus Mutual.  Report (1:30 mp3) 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 …

USDA did release their amended rules concerning the shipping of fresh fruit out of Florida today, and we were able to get comments from Richard Kinney, executive Vice President of the Florida Citrus Packers Association on how the ruling will affect growers and packers in the state. Report 1  (2:00 mp3)         Report 2 (1:30 mp3) To read the complete rule, …

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2007–The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its citrus canker regulations to eliminate the pre-harvest grove inspection for all Florida citrus moving interstate.  Instead, the amended regulations will require samples of each lot of citrus at the packinghouse be inspected to ensure the fruit is disease-free.  This rule will be …

Our sources indicate information may be available as early as Friday in the highly-anticipated Fresh Fruit Shipping Rules for Florida growers.  If so, we hope to have news on that right here by late afternoon tomorrow. 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, …

In this week’s features on Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) news, we discuss some of the marketing efforts underway on the foodservice side of things. More and more Americans are eating greater numbers of meals outside of the home these days, and this means restaurants can be big allies when it comes to moving more orange juice, particularly at the …

Whether it’s citrus canker or citrus greening, UF’s Dr. Harold Browning says growers need to be committed in fighting these two diseases.  Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsoring this news 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 Enhancement Board Encourages Research into …

Florida citrus growers are becoming more involved in discussions about the Free Rider issue, as today we have comments from two industry leaders on what’s become a much talked about topic…. FL Citrus Mutual’s Mike Sparks  Report (2:00 mp3) Peace River Citrus’ Andy Taylor  Report (1:20 mp3) Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June …

CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual, Mike Sparks, comments on both the Free Rider issue and the delay of the fresh fruit shipping rules.  Report (1:30 mp3) 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 …