Mike Sparks on the Citrus Forecast

Josh McGill Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida, General

Last Friday’s citrus crop forecast shocked growers across the state with an all-Florida orange estimate of only 80 million boxes. Florida Citrus Mutual hosted an event at the Dark Hammock Legacy Ranch just outside of Lake Placid. AgNet Media’s Gary Cooper spoke with Florida Citrus Mutual’s Executive Vice President and CEO Mike Sparks, who said he thinks that fruit drop …

Ag in Review for the Week Ending October 9, 2015

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Water

In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we have information about a federal appellate court suspending nationwide implementation of the WOTUS rule, explain why details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations won’t be out for a while, how some peanut fields suffered stress this year, the age of farmers and more. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to …

Florida Citrus Mutual Members Comment on Citrus Crop Forecast

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida, General

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its initial forecast Friday pegging the 2015-2016 Florida orange crop at 80 million boxes, down 17 percent from last season. The USDA estimated early-mid varieties at 40 million, down from 47.4 million at the end of last season, while the Valencia orange total is 40 million boxes compared to 49.3 million in 2014-15. …

Adjusted Numbers Still Mean Large Corn and Soybean Crops

Randall Weiseman Corn, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Field Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans

Even with new data adjusting planted corn and soybean numbers, both crops are near production records this year, according to the latest USDA reports. Rod Bain has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Citrus Crop Forecast Has Florida All Oranges at 80 Million Boxes

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida, General

Today’s annual USDA citrus crop forecast release again brought crowds of citrus growers, industry and community leaders together in different parts of the citrus belt to listen to the report aired LIVE on Southeast AgNet radio stations and its network website. Crop forecast: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …

Citrus Industry This Week: Crop Forecast Tomorrow; Favored Rootstocks

Tacy Callies Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes all the details you need to know about tomorrow’s citrus crop forecast events as well as reports on grower concerns and favored rootstocks. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and view the current issue. Click here to subscribe to the monthly Citrus Industry magazine. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember …

HCCGA Growers Optimistic About Citrus Forecast

Josh McGill Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida, General

Executive director of the Highlands County Citrus Growers Association, Ray Royce, spoke with us about what growers in his region are expecting from this year’s USDA citrus crop forecast. The forecast will be aired live from Southeast AgNet on citrus news affiliate stations and online at SoutheastAgNet.com. For more information on this year’s forecast and for a fill-in-the-blank crop chart, …