Florida Vegetable Farmworker Income Down $23.6 Million After Freeze Posted by Christina Herrick|January 27, 2010 The freeze that decimated thousands of acres of vegetable crops throughout southwest Florida earlier this month also had […]Read More
Arrests Made For Suspected Citrus Quarantine Violations By Growing Produce Staff|January 14, 2010 The arrests were made just eight weeks after one of the owners – Shelby A. Mahon, 61, and […]
Putnam Inspects Freeze-Damaged Crops Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 14, 2010 Congressman Adam Putnam (R-FL) visited several citrus groves in Lake County last Thursday to assess cold damage. Putnam said he was […]
Growers Assessing Cold Damage Posted by Christina Herrick|January 11, 2010 Reports are coming in from across Florida on the damage incurred from a second blast of cold air […]
Cold Prompts State Of Emergency Posted by Christina Herrick|January 6, 2010 Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has declared a state of emergency and issued an executive order to ease trucking […]
A Show For All Of Florida By Frank Giles|January 1, 2010 To say Florida’s citrus industry faces its fair share of challenges would be an understatement. Times like these […]
Opinion: Working Multiple Fronts For Fumigant Compliance By Lisa Lochridge|January 1, 2010 New label requirements for pre-plant fumigants proposed by EPA are expected to be approved in the coming months, […]
New Citrus Greening Discovery By Growing Produce Staff|December 16, 2009 California orange growers say they see ominous news in a report out of Mexico last week that agriculture […]
Citrus Greening Found In Western Mexico By Growing Produce Staff|December 14, 2009 Citrus greening has been confirmed in Mexico for the first time. The disease was found in 51 trees on […]
Florida Citrus Producers Approve Research Order In Referendum By Growing Produce Staff|December 14, 2009 Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has announced the Florida citrus industry has overwhelmingly voted to continue funding […]
Get A Grasp On Greening By Aparna Gazula|December 1, 2009 Citrus production in Florida is one of the most important agricultural enterprises with a total value of $1.5 […]
Opinion: EPA’s Long Arm By Frank Giles|December 1, 2009 In late August, EPA announced a settlement of a lawsuit with environmental groups that would impose arbitrary numeric […]
Opinion: Working To Grow Demand For Florida Citrus By Ken Keck|December 1, 2009 In light of growers’ economic challenges, the Florida Citrus Commission (FCC) voted to maintain the current box tax […]
Low-Volume Sprayer Rodeos By Clint Hoffmann | Brad Fritz | Dan Martin|December 1, 2009 In September, two citrus sprayer calibration clinics, also called rodeos, were organized by the Florida Extension Service, in […]
Winner’s View: Peter McClure on Getting Involved in the Citrus Industry By Growing Produce Staff|December 1, 2009 In his final winner’s view comment, Citrus Achievement Award Winner Peter McClure tells Florida’s citrus growers that now […]
California Psyllid Quarantine Expands By Growing Produce Staff|November 24, 2009 Recent detections in California of the Asian citrus psyllid in Imperial, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties have […]
Biorational Approach To Conventional & Organic Produce Growing Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 20, 2009 Of all the facts about Bts to keep in mind, perhaps the most important is just how incredibly […]
Seeking Citrus’ Holy Grail By Growing Produce Staff|November 1, 2009 Last month, Southern Gardens Citrus began its second set of research field trials — planting citrus trees which […]
Product Showcase: Low-Volume Applicators On Display By Growing Produce Staff|November 1, 2009 With several insecticides labeled for low-volume applications to control psyllids, growers are interested in learning more about mist-application […]
Responding To Obama Administration’s H-2A Proposals Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 1, 2009 In response to the Obama Administration’s H-2A proposals, a letter from David Fulton of masLabor focuses on the […]
