Citrus Greening Identification Class – Dec. 19th The Extension Service will be conducting a citrus greening identification training class at the Turner Exhibition Hall in Arcadia on December 19th. The two hour class begins at 10:00 AM and should aid growers, managers, and supervisors in the field identification of greening and procedures for getting samples tested. The hands-on training will …
USDA Lab Director Makes “Greening” Research Announcement
Ft. Pierce USDA Horticulture Lab Director Dr. Calvin Arnold called a rare media tele-conference late Friday afternoon, along with some key members of his citrus research team, to get the word out about new information just learned from citrus growers in Vietnam that may be helpful to Florida growers in dealing with citrus ‘greening’. In this report you’ll hear Arnold’s …
“Hopeful News” from USDA Researchers about “Greening”
In a news tele-conference late Friday with a handful of Florida media representatives, USDA researchers at the Ft Pierce Horticulture Lab told us there is exciting new information about “greening” from things they have learned from Vietnam’s experience with Guava inter-plantings. In this report, USDA lab researchers Dr. Tim Gottwald and Dr. David Hall describe what they learned recently, which …
Citrus Rsch Council Chairman re: Annual Report & Staffing
In this report, FCIRCC Chairman Tim Anglea discusses the Council’s annual report that was finalized at its meeting this week in Lake Wales, and the need for a staff person to help keep the Council and its initiatives better organized going forward. Report (2:00 wma)
Florida Citrus Industry Research Coordinating Council (FCIRCC)
FCIRCC members want growers to become more aware of this group’s existence, and what the effort means toward focusing citrus reasearch dollars more specifically where they are needed in the future. In this report, FCIRCC Chairman Tim Anglea from Coca-Cola describes the basic premise of the Council and how it differs from how research dollars have been designated in the …
Immigration Still on the Mind of FL Citrus Mutual
Mike Sparks of FL Citrus Mutual says that even though citrus growers look to be in the clear for labor during this year’s season, they are not giving up on labor issues in the government.  Report (2:00 wma) Â
Researchers Focus on Greening While Continuing Work With Other Diseases
Calvin Arnold, Laboratory Director for the US Horticulture Research Lab in Ft. Pierce says it is important to increase the research for greening, while at the same time continue the same amount of research on other citrus diseases. Report (1:00 wma)
Mike Carlton Appointed to FFVA Position
The FFVA has appointed Mike Carlton to a new position as Executive Director of the Research and Education Foundation. Report (1:00 wma)
Grower Trials # 5 “Greening” Feature from Grower Perspective
This column focuses on ” citrus greening” disease, submitted by John Gose, Lykes Bros., President of Highlands County Citrus Growers Association. I would like to dedicate this column to Huanglongbing (HLB), Citrus Greening.
Dinner on Yara Ammonia Ship Educational and Unique
I thought I’d give our website visitors an exclusive preview of my column to appear in the January issue of Citrus Industry Magazine. Several members of our Southeast AgNet/Citrus Industry Magazine/AgNet OnLine team spent this past Sunday learning a lot about the fertilizer and ammonia industries, and enjoying food and fellowship aboard one of the world’s leading ammonia transfer ships …