Opinion: School Meal Move A Win-Win For Growers By Lisa Lochridge|March 1, 2012 At FFVA’s board of directors meeting in January, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam outlined new efforts under way by […]Read More
$4.4 Million In Grants Available For Florida’s Specialty Crops Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 1, 2012 Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced that approximately $4.4 million from the USDA will be awarded to nonprofits, […]
Citrus Nurseries Bank On New Varieties By Peter Chaires|March 1, 2012 Like most businesses, the success of citrus nurseries is based on having the right product at the right […]
In Focus: Linda Lindenberg Posted by Christina Herrick|February 29, 2012 1. In your interaction with growers, what are you hearing about their major pest concerns? Lindenberg: It depends […]
FMC Introduces Chariot Insecticide Posted by Christina Herrick|February 29, 2012 FMC Corp. introduces Chariot insecticide, the newest member of its Florida citrus portfolio. Chariot insecticide provides citrus growers […]
New Intrepid Label Allows More Flexibility For Citrus Growers By Growing Produce Staff|February 28, 2012 Dow AgroSciences has announced it has received an expanded label for Intrepid 2F insecticide, an effective weapon in […]
OJ Market Bracing For Impact By Thomas H. Spreen|February 25, 2012 On January 11, the story broke that Minute Maid had discovered trace amounts of the fungicide carbendazim in […]
USDA Spreads The Word About Citrus Diseases By Growing Produce Staff|February 23, 2012 The Save Our Citrus program is intended to inform the public about citrus diseases that can damage citrus […]
MANA Crop Protection Launches New Insecticide Posted by Christina Herrick|February 21, 2012 Vulcan insecticide, developed and manufactured by MANA Crop Protection, has received approval from EPA for its new chlorpyrifos […]
Putting Leafminers In The Line Of Fire By Moneen Jones | Philip A. Stansly|February 16, 2012 The citrus leafminer (CLM), Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracellariidae), was first detected in Florida in 1993 and quickly […]
Delegate WG Receives Labeling For Citrus Root Weevil By Growing Produce Staff|February 15, 2012 Already used for control of Asian citrus psyllid, citrus leafminer, and other lepidopteran insects, growers now also can […]
Slideshow: 2012 Florida Citrus Show By Growing Produce Staff|February 15, 2012 For Florida citrus producers, there is no time like the present to get growing. That was part of […]
Latest Forecast Fair For Florida Citrus Posted by Christina Herrick|February 10, 2012 The latest 2011-2012 Florida all orange forecast released by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is 146 million boxes, […]
Push Early Yield With Advanced Citrus Production Systems By Frank Giles|January 30, 2012 Living in the era of HLB, growers clearly understand that the days of managing groves like the generations […]
Opinion: Plenty Of Citrus On The Menu In Tallahassee By Mike Sparks|January 30, 2012 State lobbying is a big part of what Florida Citrus Mutual does and 2012 will be no different. […]
Florida Citrus Show Draws Record Crowd By Paul Rusnak|January 30, 2012 For Florida citrus producers, there is no time like the present to get growing. That was part of […]
Study: Citrus Greening’s Price Tag For Florida In The Billions Posted by Christina Herrick|January 24, 2012 Since 2006, the bacterial disease citrus greening has cost Florida’s economy an estimated $3.63 billion in lost revenues […]
HLB Confirmed In Texas Posted by Christina Herrick|January 18, 2012 The Texas Department of Agriculture and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed the […]
Taking (Bio)Control Of Citrus Pysllids Posted by Christina Herrick|January 17, 2012 For the first time in California, a natural enemy of the Asian citrus psyllid is being released in […]
Slight Squeeze Seen In Latest Florida Citrus Forecast Posted by Christina Herrick|January 13, 2012 The 2011-2012 Florida all orange forecast released by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is 147 million boxes, down […]
