HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by: In this report, Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff speaks with Texas A&M Research Scientist Mani Skaria (photo) about a research project he’s been working on for more than a decade. Skaria says while nobody in Florida has yet adopted his system of hi-density plantings, the system may be a good practice to help with “greening” management …
Citrus & HLB: “Silver Bullet” Breakthrough Shouldn’t Be Expected
HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by: In these two reports, a good summary from the recent International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (HLB) from Dr Harold Browning, Director, University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred. In response to the question as to whether a silver bullet cure for HLB was on the horizon, Browning says it likely won’t …
Brazilian Grower Shares Experiences About HLB “Greening”
Juliano Ayres is with Fundecitrus in Brazil, and speaking to us at the recent International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (HLB), he says living with greening “is expensive, but possible”. HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by:
FL Growers Hope For Research Funding Input From New Sources
HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by: So far the lion’s share of funding for HLB research has come from the Florida growers. Florida citrus grower Peter McClure, involved in HLB research planning as chairman of the Citrus Production Research Advisory Council, says recent events like the International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (HLB) helps growers from other areas of the world realize …
Specialty Crops Foundation & Research Funding for the Future
In this final segment in our recent series with Mike Carlton of the Florida Specialty Crops Foundation, Carlton discusses how the present political climate may impact Foundation efforts to support things like food safety and specialty crops production research in the months and years ahead. He also talks about the need to surface more private sources for research funding as …
Economics of Citrus Psyllid & HLB Control In FL Citrus Groves
HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by: In this feature, comments from University of Florida ag economist Allen Morris, speaking to us at the recent International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (HLB). Morris talks about the economics of citrus psyllid and HLB control measures being implemented as growers try to contain HLB spread while also working to make ends meet financially.
HLB “Citrus Greening” Worries Costa Rica’s Citrus Growers
In this follow up report from the recent International Research Conference on Huanglongbing, (HLB), also known as ‘citrus greening disease”, Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff catches up with Donovan Brown (photo right), who for several years now has lived and worked in Costa Rica in the citrus production business. Discussing heavy infestations of citrus psyllids in Costa Rica’s citrus groves, Brown …
Citrus News: Christmas Commentaries from Everett Griner
Here at Southeast AgNet we are immensely proud of a guy who I’ve referred to over the years as the “grandaddy of Southeast AgNet.” As a college communications intern at Florida Farm Bureau in the late 1970’s I had the chance to go to Moultrie, Georgia to meet Everett Griner in his barnloft studio overlooking a cotton field. He introduced …
Holidays a Great time for Beef
Thanks to the Beef Checkoff Program, consumers wanting to enjoy beef this holiday season are getting lots of suggestions on how to do it. To learn more about beef for the holidays click Here
Agri-View Feature for the Holidays
In this edition of Specialty Crop News, a special Agri-View featuring background about Southeast AgNet commentary writer Everett Griner, who is among just a handful of people in the nation who can say he has been in the radio business since the days before audio tape recording was even invented! At 82 years young, Ev has been on-the-air since prior …