Citrus growers in Lake County can benefit from a Mobile Irrigation Lab that is a joint effort between USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida and other partners. Here’s two reports about the MIL and how it can help growers with environmental quality incentives: Report (1:00 mp3) Report (:45 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational …
Citrus Stats Admin Terry Reflects on Crop & Tree Counts
In these reports, on the eve of another Citrus Crop Forecast release set for this Friday morning, reflections on future tree and crop counts from the man who administers citrus crop forecast numbers and other citrus statistics at USDA’s Agriculture Statistics Services. Based at the Orlando offices of the USDA & Florida Ag Statistics Service, Bob Terry says he plans …
FL Farm Bureau Kicks off Annual Meeting
The annual meeting for Florida Farm Bureau officially kicks off today in Daytona. Â Report (:30 mp3) To learn more, Click Here Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role …
Labor Seminars Planned for Florida Growers
Sponsoring this news posting: Here is some preliminary information regarding the U.S. Department of Labor’s Annual Agricultural Seminars. Speakers are expected to cover topics such as H2A, housing and transportation safety, and worker documentation (Social Security Cards). Additionally, there will be segments on joint employment, independent contractor vs. employee, and field sanitation regulations. For the dates and locations click here …
Grower and Worker Training for “Greening” Identification
During the month of October, a series of greening identification and survey training sessions will be conducted around the state by the Florida Cooperative Extension Service Citrus Extension Agents. The purpose of these sessions is to aid workers in properly identifying greening. These 2-hour training sessions will discuss the current known locations of greening, scouting recommendations, greening symptom identification, and …
Citrus Crop Forecast Fill-In-Blank Form & “Live” Broadcast Info
Here is a fill-in-the-blank form (pdf file) that can be printed and used to track the citrus crop forecast announcement this Friday. Also, here is a news release (word document)with information on the various ways growers and others can tune in to hear “live” coverage of the citrus crop forecast announcement this Friday morning beginning at 8:29 a. m. eastern …
Citrus Research Updates from University of Florida CREC
Here is the second issue (pdf file)of the new monthly newsletter focused on citrus research, from UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center. Sorry it took a few days for me to get this posted to this website, we’ve been on the road a bunch in recent days. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the …
La Nina Watch Issued for AL, FL, & GA
There has been talk of a possible La Nina affecting the Southeast this winter, and now climatologists have issued a watch which means the development of one is likely.  Report (1:35 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …
UF/IFAS/CREC to Celebrate 90th Anniversary
A lot of history will be celebrated on November 7th at UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred. Hear more details in this report. Â Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember …
USDA Citrus Crop Forecast Set For Friday
Citrus growers everywhere have some options to tune in for Southeast AgNet’s “live” broadcast coverage of the USDA Citrus Crop Forecast this Friday morning. Stallings Crop Insurance is sponsoring our coverage this year. Stallings is also sponsoring their second annual country breakfast for citrus growers and industry leaders at Ray-Bob Groves near Alturas. Click on the display in this post for …