On Wednesday, December 20th at 9:00 AM; growers, key employees and other allied members are invited to an in-grove greening identification demonstration. The grove belongs to Smoak Groves and is located on HWY 70, south of Lake Placid. Go west on 70 from US 27 for 4.8 miles and turn south on Lightsey Ranch Road and proceed ½ mile. Park …
Citrus Greening Identification Class Dec 19 Arcadia FL
Citrus Greening Identification Class – Dec. 19th The Extension Service will be conducting a citrus greening identification training class at the Turner Exhibition Hall in Arcadia on December 19th. The two hour class begins at 10:00 AM and should aid growers, managers, and supervisors in the field identification of greening and procedures for getting samples tested. The hands-on training will …
FL Cattlemen Discuss Animal ID
Animal identification was an issue discussed in recent meeting of the Florida Cattlemen’s Assocation. Especially in a committee meeting headed up by Wade Grigsby of Labelle, FL. Ă‚Â Report (1:15 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign. More information about the program can be found at the following link: http://www.florida-agriculture.com/marketing/fapc.htm Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
USDA Lab Director Makes “Greening” Research Announcement
Ft. Pierce USDA Horticulture Lab Director Dr. Calvin Arnold called a rare media tele-conference late Friday afternoon, along with some key members of his citrus research team, to get the word out about new information just learned from citrus growers in Vietnam that may be helpful to Florida growers in dealing with citrus ‘greening’. In this report you’ll hear Arnold’s …
“Hopeful News” from USDA Researchers about “Greening”
In a news tele-conference late Friday with a handful of Florida media representatives, USDA researchers at the Ft Pierce Horticulture Lab told us there is exciting new information about “greening” from things they have learned from Vietnam’s experience with Guava inter-plantings. In this report, USDA lab researchers Dr. Tim Gottwald and Dr. David Hall describe what they learned recently, which …
FCA Offers 2007 Calendar
The Florida Cattlemen’s Association has put out a beautiful 2007 calendar titled “The Heart of Florida”, thatĂ‚Â would make great gifts this year. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 wma) To learn more, contact the FCA office in Kissimmee at 407-846-6221 or click on the above FCA link. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida …
FL EQIP Signup Deadline Has Arrived
Today is the deadline to signup for EQIP programs that will be funded in 2007 in Florida. Ă‚Â Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember …
Florida Citrus Industry Research Coordinating Council (FCIRCC)
FCIRCC members want growers to become more aware of this group’s existence, and what the effort means toward focusing citrus reasearch dollars more specifically where they are needed in the future. In this report, FCIRCC Chairman Tim Anglea from Coca-Cola describes the basic premise of the Council and how it differs from how research dollars have been designated in the …
Mike Carlton Appointed to FFVA Position
The FFVA has appointed Mike Carlton to a new position as Executive Director of the Research and Education Foundation.Ă‚Â Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of …