Citrus
We have learned a lot about HLB (or greening) since it was first discovered in Florida in 2005. […]
Asiatic citrus canker, caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) is a serious disease of most commercial citrus […]
Establishing himself in his first elected term with wins already under his belt, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and […]
This Q&A series is the second of six installments featuring Florida Grower’s 2011 Citrus Achievement Award winner Maury […]
The USDA released its final orange crop forecast for the 2010-2011 season, showing a 1 million box reduction […]
USDA will fund $11 million for citrus disease research over the next four years. The money will […]
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) announced the eradication of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) […]
Florida Citrus Mutual’s Board of Directors recently elected officers for the 2011-12 season. Vic Story, president of Story […]
Clean water issues dominated discussion when FFAA hit the halls of Congress this spring. A torrent of concerns […]
This Q&A series is the first of six installments featuring Florida Grower’s 2011 Citrus Achievement Award winner Maury […]
Given Florida’s geographic location, anybody from the outside looking in would think our fine state would be sitting […]
Schroeder Manatee Ranch (SMR) spreads across 31,000 acres of land east of I-75 in Manatee and Sarasota counties. […]
During the past two years, the open hydroponics (OH) method of crop production has been intensively studied for […]
Health issues get an inordinate amount of news coverage these days. Today’s consumers are interested in all things […]
Think about it: Just seven years ago, the Florida citrus industry produced 242 million boxes of oranges. This […]
The latest Florida all orange forecast, at 140 million boxes (6.30 million tons), is unchanged from the May […]
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) announced expansions to its international marketing efforts. Retailers Forum and […]
In April, Jack Payne, University of Florida’s senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, announced Jackie Burns’ […]
There are times I can do or say no wrong (at least in my mind, anyway). Of course, […]