CLEWISTON — December 8, 2008 — U.S. Sugar Corporation announced that its Board of Directors today approved the contract to sell approximately 180,000 acres of its real estate assets to the South Florida Water Management District. “After many months of negotiations and careful deliberation, the U.S. Sugar Board of Directors has approved the contract to sell its real estate assets …
Southern Gardens VP Discusses Disease Resistant Citrus Tree Trials
HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by: In these first two reports, Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff (below left) catches up with Southern Gardens VP Jim Snively (photo right) to discuss the company’s news release about field trials beginning for citrus trees they hope will prove resistant to both citrus canker and HLB (citrus greening disease). Snively and other Southern Gardens personnel were …
Citrus HLB Research Conference Provides Lots of Updates
Click and listen to these latest voicer reports from Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff, covering the remaining days of this week’s International Research Conference on Huanglongbing in Orlando. In this first report, Neff reports on two different countries represented at the conference, one where greening has not been found, the other where it was discovered a month ago. In this next …
USDA Wants Specialty Crops Input
The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is requesting comments on proposed regulation changes to the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program (TASC). The changes would provide increases for funding caps, project activity duration, and for the allowable number of projects underway at a time. The proposed changes were published in the Federal Register on December 3rd. The Technical Assistance for …
John Deere Drive Green Event Underway
John Deere’s program designed to give rural property owners, agricultural producers and other interested consumers a chance to operate and ask questions about the latest models of utility and compact utility tractors is underway across Florida. Their Drive Green Program includes special equipment displays and ride-and-drives at 4 locations across the state this week. One took place in Middleberg Wednesday …
Specialty Crops Foundation Supports HLB Research & More
In these three reports from the International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (HLB) in Orlando, FL, discussion about the Florida Specialty Crops Foundation with its Executive Mike Carlton. This foundation supports research and lots of other initiatives on behalf of Florida’s specialty crops growers and industries. One example is its support as a sponsor of this resesarch conference on HLB. HLB …
Changing Veggie Consumption Trends Impact Producer Decisions
In this report, facts from USDA as to how changing trends in vegetable consumption is also having impact on what producers are planting and growing for the market.
Deere’s “Drive Green” Caravan To Debut in Florida This Week
Get ready to roll at one of John Deere’s “Drive Green” events…over the coming weeks the “Drive Green” Caravan can be experienced at numerous stops throughout the southeast and U S eastern seaboard states. In this report, hear Deere’s Eric Hodson discuss the new tractor line this caravan is out to promote. Participants will be able to drive numerous new …
Vegetable Growers Cutting Back on Acreage
In this report, news out of USDA about trends in vegetable production in the U S in light of increasing challenges in production and marketing costs.
John Deere Specialty Tractors
John Deere is really focusing on specialty markets for tractors these days. Starting next week they will be on the road showcasing the products during the Drive Green event which will be held at various locations in Florida. Note, the earlier announcement of Belle Glade as the Dec 5 location has been changed to Okeechobee on that same date. Dec …