Here is the first set of citrus grower entries for our new ‘grower trials’ section. Read how citrus growers are trying all kinds of ways to deal with canker and greening diseases in Florida groves. Click on the link to read testimonials from growers in Florida’s Peace River Valley, and what Indian River Growers are also doing to better educate …
How Growers Can Share Canker and Greening Mgmt ‘Trials’
If you are a citrus grower and want to share your experiences with canker and greening management trials with other citrus growers through this website, all you need to do is follow a few simple instructions on how to e-mail us your input.
New “Grower Trials” Website Provides for Grower Info Sharing
When Barbara Carlton of the Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association, and Orange-Co VP of Citrus Production Jerry Newlin, who also represents the Florida Citrus Production Managers Association, approached us at Southeast AgNet late this week about the growers’ need for a web-based forum to share canker and greening ‘field trials’, we decided not to waste much time. These initial …
New Website Presents Canker & Greening ‘Grower Trials’
Florida citrus growers and production managers have been seeking a way to directly share field trial experiences with other growers in hopes of learning more first hand knowledge more quickly from each other in canker and greening control efforts. In this report, Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association Executive Director Barbara Carlton (pictured at right) and Florida Citrus Production Managers …
Citrus Commission Approves Mutual Dues Collection Proposal
With a vote by the Citrus Commission Wednesday to move forward the proposals for collection of Citrus Mutual member dues by processors and packers, some processors posture for legal action, while grower leaders say ‘what’s the big deal’? In this report, Citrus Commission Chairman Steve Ryan tells Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper that the procedure for dues collection is rather simple, …
FL Citrus Commission Fine Tunes Budget and Mktg Approach
Citrus Commissioners approved revisions to the marketing budget for the Florida Department of Citrus this week, to better match expected revenues from the crop that U S D A has projected. Citrus Commission Chairman Steve Ryan says the challenge will be to keep consumers interested in orange juice as higher retail prices become the norm for the product due to …
Dundee Citrus Growers Meet This Week
The Dundee Citrus Growers Association held thier annual meeting this week. Ernie Neff, editor of Citrus Industry Magazine, brings us this report. Report (1:20 wma)
Citrus Commissioners Vote on Dues Collection Issue
Florida Citrus Commissioners voted this week to pursue a rule requiring citrus processors and packers to collect dues for membership organizations like Florida Citrus Mutual. Mutual leaders say the rule would be a convenience for growers who want to belong to Mutual. Processors say they think the move is unconstitutional. In this report, Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper talks to both …
U S Ag Secretary: Citrus Nurseries ‘covered’ in Canker Payout
During his recent trip to Florida to announce the final U S D A compensation payments to Florida citrus growers for the canker eradication effort ended in January, Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper ask the Secretary about compensation for citrus nursery operators also wiped out in the effort. Report (1:00 wma)
Curbing Greening Spread thru Psyllid Control
UF/CREC’s Dr Ron Brlansky discusses the importance of controlling citrus psyllid to help prevent the spread of citrus greening, and says cooler temperatures mean growers should be thinking about psyllid control strategies. Â Report (2:00 wma)