South Florida Water Management District Director Resigns Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 22, 2013 Melissa Meeker, executive director of the South Florida Water Management District, has submitted her letter of resignation to […]Read More
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Opinion: Good News Is Getting Harder To Find By Paul Rusnak|May 22, 2013 I hate watching the 11 o’clock news. Every night, it’s the same. The front half of the newscast […]
Citrus Grower Sun Pacific Gets Cuties Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 21, 2013 Sun Pacific, a leading California grower and shipper of citrus fruit, kiwi, tomatoes, and grapes, announced Monday that […]
California Governor Streamlines Water Transfers Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 21, 2013 With near record-low precipitation in California this year, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Monday issued an executive order […]
Bobby Barben Bags 2013 Citrus Achievement Award By Frank Giles|May 21, 2013 It is no surprise that recent winners of the annual Florida Grower Citrus Achievement Award, sponsored by Chemtura […]
A Wise Water Policy Floats All Boats By Adam Putnam|May 21, 2013 Florida’s future depends on access to a reliable supply of fresh water. While we’re surrounded by seas and […]
Florida Citrus Nurseries Running At Full Capacity By Peter Chaires|May 20, 2013 Despite grower frustrations and concerns with tree decline and fruit drop, many — if not all — Florida […]
What Will The Affordable Care Act Mean To Agriculture? By Frank Giles|May 20, 2013 It is really, really big. While there has been a lot of debate about the Affordable Care Act […]
South Florida Rainy Season Revs Up Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 20, 2013 The upcoming South Florida rainy season looks to be near normal as far as precipitation is concerned, along […]
HLB Economics Costly For Florida Citrus By Thomas H. Spreen|May 16, 2013 Since HLB was first discovered in Florida in 2005, we have learned its vector, the Asian citrus psyllid, […]
Ranking Released For Best Agricultural Colleges In The World Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 15, 2013 The University of California (UC)-Davis, is Number 1 in the world for teaching and research in the area […]
Farm Bureau Says Health Tax Will Hurt Small Business Employees Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 15, 2013 The Health Insurance Tax (HIT) will hurt small business employees the hardest, according to congressional testimony by New […]
No Change In Florida’s Compressed Citrus Count By Growing Produce Staff|May 13, 2013 USDA has maintained its estimate of the 2012-2013 Florida orange crop at 138 million boxes. The Valencia variety […]
Opinion: GenNext Focused On Future By Brian Sparks|May 8, 2013 In the almost 13 years that I’ve been involved with American/Western Fruit Grower, I have had the chance […]
Coca-Cola Gives Florida Citrus $2 Billion Boost By Growing Produce Staff|May 7, 2013 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam and the Coca-Cola Co. announced a $2 billion investment in Florida’s […]
Closer SC Insecticide Receives Federal Registration Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 7, 2013 Dow AgroSciences announced today that it has received federal registration of Closer SC insecticide. The insect control product […]
New App Detects Tractor Rollovers Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 7, 2013 Tractor rollovers are the leading cause of death among farmers and claim about 250 lives each year, according […]
Florida Legislature Approves Citrus Research Funding By Growing Produce Staff|May 6, 2013 The Florida state Legislature agreed to fund $9.5 million in research related activities to combat HLB (citrus greening). […]
California Citrus Leader Sounds Off By Growing Produce Staff|May 3, 2013 What does California Citrus Mutual do? Can you provide a brief history? California Citrus Mutual (CCM) was formed […]
Sweetness Is Standard In Navels By David Eddy|May 2, 2013 To say the variety mix is constantly changing in California citrus is putting it mildly. Just look at […]
