Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes information about new research developments from the University of Florida on HLB and a letter to the Citrus Industry editor from Bill Castle. 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 by the …
Issues Facing the Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Industry
The Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association held their fall conference and tradeshow last week. During the networking sessions, growers sat down and discussed some of the issues facing the produce industry in Alabama. We talked with James Miles, an Alabama regional extension agent for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, who says the number one issue facing all horticulture crops …
Southeast AgNet This Week: More Support for Conservation Easements; Proposed Cottonseed Program
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes information on funds that are available for landowners wishing to protect various land types, as well as an interview about a proposed cottonseed program. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida …
Florida Producers Reminded about ACEP Signup
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida hopes landowners across the state will apply for funding through the Agricultural Conservation Easements Program (ACEP), which is designed to help protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of …
A Letter to the Editor from Bill Castle: HLB Dialog Needed
A Letter to the Editor, Citrus Industry magazine By Bill Castle, University of Florida professor emeritus “Desperate times require desperate measures” is a quote from no less a person than Hippocrates. With regard to the citrus industry, HLB and 74 million boxes, are these desperate times? I think most people would agree. Looking around our industry, virtually everyone is engaged …
Florida Governor Asks for $8.5 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Gov. Rick Scott, in his proposed budget for next fiscal year, matched the $8.5 million that Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam has requested to fight a disease causing massive problems in the citrus industry. The $8.5 million, included in a budget proposal Scott released Monday, would go toward stopping the spread of “citrus greening.” State …
Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Conference Ended Last Week
The Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (AFVGA) held its fall conference and tradeshow last week in Clanton, Alabama. This was the first time holding its annual conference in the fall, but the turnout was still high with 225 attendees and 38 vendors. We sat down with the AFVGA president, John Aplin, to get an overview of the conference. Download …
Former USDA Secretaries Urge Congress to Pass TPP
A bipartisan group of former U.S. Agriculture Secretaries Friday issued an open letter urging Congress to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership. 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 ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida …
Scott’s $79.3B Budget Seeks Tax Cuts, Economic Incentives
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By BRANDON LARRABEE THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 23, 2015………. Gov. Rick Scott on Monday proposed boosting the state budget by more than $1 billion in the year that begins July 1, saying the additional spending would help Florida prepare to weather the next recession. Despite calling for slashing $1 billion in taxes, the spending …
New Research Could Be the Key to HLB
The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) sent out a release today stating that it has developed a new transgenic citrus tree that shows strong resistance to greening. Although it may be a long time until the trees are available commercially, UF/IFAS senior vice president of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Jack Payne, said it’s Sponsored ContentFlorida …