Citrus Industry This Week: FDOC Could Shrink; Referendum Results

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes information on a drastically reduced Florida Department of Citrus budget that growers are proposing as well as results of the Florida Citrus Research Order Referendum. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe. Click here to subscribe to the monthly Citrus Industry magazine. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded …

Students Across the Country to Celebrate FFA Week

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Aquaculture, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Seeds, Specialty Crops

From the National FFA Organization: INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016/National FFA Organization) – Agriculture plays a key role in our daily lives and in a variety of ways. Next week, more than half a million FFA members will celebrate the role agriculture plays in our lives while sharing their message of agriculture and agricultural education throughout the country. During National …

Results of Florida Citrus Research Order Referendum Announced

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that Florida’s citrus growers reauthorized the Florida citrus research order in a statutorily required referendum conducted by the department. More than 87 percent of ballots received by the department were in favor of reauthorization. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida …

USDA Seeking Proposals for Wetland Protection Systems

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Late last month, USDA announced the establishment of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Wetland Mitigation Banking Program, made possible by the 2014 Farm Bill. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains how this program works. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle …

Florida Representative Caldwell on Ag Issues

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Florida, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops

The 2016 Florida legislative session continues to roll along and Southeast AgNet’s Tallahassee intern Alex Lucas had a chance to catch up with House State Affairs Chairman, Representative Matt Caldwell, from Lehigh Acres. They talked about some of the issues being discussed which are important to agriculture in the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts …

Citrus Grower Practices and HLB – What Works?

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

The Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) over the next year will try to find a method of determining what individual citrus grower practices have been successful against HLB, CRDF Chief Operations Officer Harold Browning reports. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of …

Florida Citrus Industry Proposes Dramatic Changes for FDOC

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

A group of growers, processors and fresh fruit packers who share a deep concern about the grave economic situation facing the Florida citrus industry have submitted a formal request to Florida Citrus Commission Chairman G. Ellis Hunt Jr. The group is asking for very significant modifications to the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) programs to adapt to the crisis and …

Kubota’s Geared To Give Program

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Last year Kubota Tractor Corporation, in partnership with the Farmer Veteran Coalition, launched a new program called “Geared To Give” that provides financial support and donates Kubota equipment to U.S. military veterans pursuing a future in farming. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration …

Citrus Black Spot Control

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

University of Florida researcher Katherine Hendricks offered citrus black spot control suggestions to about 60 growers attending a fungal diseases seminar last week in Immokalee. She discussed cultural and chemical controls. The seminar was hosted by multi-county citrus Extension agent Mongi Zekri. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, …

Presidents Who Farmed

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With the President’s Day Holiday coming up Monday, Cathy Isom has a story about some of our country’s former leaders who once farmed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For …