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
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
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. …
Peace River Valley Growers Comment on Citrus Forecast
Growers gathered throughout Florida today to hear Southeast AgNet’s live broadcast of the 2015-16 USDA Citrus Crop Forecast. Two events were held this year, one by the Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association (PRVCGA) and the other by Florida Citrus Mutual. The PRVCGA event was held in Zolfo Springs at Pioneer Park. We spoke with a few local growers after …
Adjusted Numbers Still Mean Large Corn and Soybean Crops
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 ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Citrus Crop Forecast Has Florida All Oranges at 80 Million Boxes
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 ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …
Citrus Industry This Week: Crop Forecast Tomorrow; Favored Rootstocks
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 ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New …
Florida Citrus Mutual’s Citrus Crop Estimate Luncheon
Florida Citrus Mutual members and friends should not forget the barbecue lunch on Friday, October 9, at the Dark Hammock Legacy Ranch to commemorate the USDA’s initial crop estimate! It’s a great event to kick off the season and meet with industry colleagues. Plan to arrive at 11:15 a.m. Lunch starts at 11:30 a.m., and the estimate will be announced …
HCCGA Growers Optimistic About Citrus Forecast
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, …
USDA Citrus Crop Forecast: Webcast
The official U.S. Department of Agriculture Citrus Crop Forecast is set to be released at noon eastern time, Friday, October 9, 2015. Southeast AgNet will again provide LIVE broadcast coverage on citrus news affiliate stations and online at SoutheastAgNet.com. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024