Grower Trials Report # 3 comes to us from Production Manager RC “Rick” Vachon, Packers of Indian River, regarding grove experiences in Charlotte County, who writes, “I strongly encourage Growers to come forward, take the time to share your experience. I have been hearing rumors that some growers have found that other products show great promise. Please share your Experiences. …
Too Much Grapefruit Juice In Pipeline
At the recent October meeting of FL Citrus Commissioners, economic reports show more grapefruit juice in the pipeline at the start of the season than growers like to see. Citrus Commissioner Cody Estes grows grapefruit in the Indian River region, and he says while the fresh side is going into the season in a strong market position, the grapefruit juice …
Former FDOC Exec Dir on Dept Direction
Department of Citrus team leaders presented 06-07 season marketing plans to Gulf Citrus Growers in LaBelle this week. Among the crowd in attendance was former FDOC Executive Director Dr Dan Gunter who is now with Alico. In this report, Gunter reacts to what he heard in the FDOC presentation and to comments made by FL Citrus Mutual leaders also in …
Map of Citrus Canker in Florida 10-04-06
A new map of citrus canker locations in Florida is making the rounds. (pdf file) FDACS/DPI is in the process of providing county-by-county maps of this information and updating them weekly. The address where you can find the updated versions at their website is: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/canker/exmaps.html Growers, don’t forget you can now share what you are doing to deal with canker …
USDA Citrus Crop Forecast 2006-2007
This posting is for the chart of the 2006-2007 citrus crop forecast that was released October 12, 2006. This chart also includes final crop numbers for several of the previous years for comparison. USDA updates its crop forecast numbers monthly throughout the season, and Southeast AgNet will cover each update. We appreciate Stallings Crop Insurance, International Trucks and the Tampa …
Reply to Previous Grower Trial Posting
While we will not do a special posting like this for each reply we recieve to Grower Trials, I am sharing this to show you what it looks like when a reply comment is recieved. The questions below were received today in reply to Grower Trials Report # 2, which was posted to this site a couple days ago. Now, …
Gulf Citrus Growers Focus on Marketing and Research at Luncheon
Gulf Citrus Growers gathered for the Fall Membership Luncheon, where they discussed Marketing and Research with the Florida Department of Citrus. Gary Cooper reports. Report (1:13 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Indian River Growers Host Candidates at Mtg
Indian River Citrus League Executive Doug Bournique says there were candidates-a-plenty at the League’s Annual meeting Tuesday in Ft. Pierce. Republican Candidate to replace Congressman Mark Foley is Joe Negron, and he was the featured speaker. In this report Bournique discusses the importance of getting Foley’s replacement on the House Agriculture Committee. Report (:59 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New …
FL Growers Mixed with Optimism & Challenge
V. P. of Citrus Production for Orange-Co in Arcadia, Jerry Newlin, also presently leads the Florida Citrus Production Managers Association. Newlin says growers have mixed optimism and challenges going into this year’s Florida harvest. Newlin has also been instrumental in working with Southeast AgNet to develop an on-line method for growers and production managers to easily share their field experiences …
Info Flow re Disease Mgmt Critical for Growers
UF Director of the Lake Alfred Citrus Research Center, Dr Harold Browning, in this report discusses the importance of information flow and sharing among researchers and the grower community, as more information about canker and greening is being learned. This story also again has brief instructions how growers can use the new Grower Trials section of this website, under the …