The Highlands County Citrus Growers Association held their 9th Annual Citrus Fun Shoot on December 9th at Quail Creek Plantation. The Gator Smiles/David Willey DMD team (in the photo: Gary Bloom, Jason Cloud, Ray Broughton & Steven Phypers) won the team competition breaking 377 out of a combined 400 targets. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember …
FL Citrus Commissioner Focuses on Issues for 2007
Steve Ryan, FL Citrus Commission Chairman talks about some of the key issues that will be coming up in 2007. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, …
FDOC Looks at Demand in 2007
Chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission, Steve Ryan, says that 2006 was productive for the citrus industry, and in the New Year it is important to keep focus on consumer demand. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From …
Packers: Rsch Prioroties Must Also Address Fresh Needs
While Florida Citrus Packers support efforts of the Florida Citrus Industry Research Coordinating Council (FCIRCC) to better prioritize research for the industry as a whole to rally around, in this report Packers spokesman Richard Kinney says there are still some issues to be worked out so the interests of those smaller in numbers get fair consideration at the table. Report …
“Fresh-Squeezed” Juice Still a Goal of FL Packers
New Federal regulations put into place over the past couple of years has made selling and serving fresh-squeezed juices of any kind far more difficult than it used to be. In this report FL Citrus Packers spokesman Richard Kinney says his group continues to persue efforts that could re-establish a ‘fresh-squeezed’ citrus juice industry. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
Greening Training, Jan. 10, 2007
The Extension Service will be conducting a citrus greening identification training class at the Highlands County Agri-Civic Center in Sebring FL on January 10, 2007. This two-hour class begins at 10:00 AM and will be Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment …
River Doubts Sharp Decline In Grapefruit Numbers
Doug Bournique of Indian River Citrus League had a surprised look when FDOC economists presented their expectations in a new FDOC study looking at the next ten years of Florida citrus production. We spoke with Bournique shortly thereafter and some of his comments are in this report. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember …
USDA Hort Lab Director Discusses Citrus Research Priorities
USDA Horticulture Lab Director Dr Calvin Arnold in this report discusses the importance of citrus research prioritization in the future and how his team is focusing in on citrus ‘greening’ research. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From …
Christmas Day Report – Holiday Recipes & Sponsor Thanks
This report Report (2:00 wma)features Southeast AgNet’s Katherine Bush with more holiday citrus recipes, and a special thank you for a few special citrus news sponsors from throughout 2006. We hope citrus growers will help us thank Southeast AgNet sponsors without whom there would be no citrus news on radio stations or this website for the benefit of all. MERRY …
Updated “Greening” Info On Line for Citrus Growers
Highlands County Citrus Growers Association helped organize a “greening” educational field day near Lake Placid that drew a couple hundred growers and production managers. In this report Report (2:00 wma)Ray discusses the importance of these types of events for growers to get the latest information about greening. Southern Gardens Citrus has a lab for testing for greening, and protocol for …