Trick or Treat? What the Forecast Looks Like for Florida’s 2023-2024 Citrus Season By Paul Rusnak|October 12, 2023 USDA's initial citrus crop estimates indicate another season of well below-normal output; but there is some hope.Read More
California Citrus Takes On and Deals With Big Hits From Thrips By California Citrus Mutual|September 28, 2023 Crop estimates drop as reports indicate some growers have experienced exterior scarring on as much as 80% of fruit.
Growing Concerns With Latest Citrus Psyllid Find in Southern California By UC Agriculture and Natural Resources|September 26, 2023 Learn more about a ‘devastating’ find in the heart of a citrus-growing area that is currently and historically important for lemon production.
The End of Citrus Greening? New Product Is Offering Hope By Daniel Jacobs|September 19, 2023 Learn more about the antimicrobial-based system that suppresses the deadly pathogen that has sucked the life from Florida’s citrus sector.
Deserving Honor for Longtime Stars of the Florida Citrus Industry By Robin Koestoyo|September 11, 2023 Michel and Veronique Sallin of IMG Citrus honored with highest award of distinction during Florida Citrus Packinghouse Day.
Who Will Be Among the Next Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Inductees? It’s up to You Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 29, 2023 Nominations being sought to fill out the next class of industry leaders and trailblazers to be honored.
Superior Solution: New Field Diagnostic Kit for Lebbeck Mealybug In the Works Posted by Growing Produce Staff|August 24, 2023 New study says research partners have found a faster, safer, and less expensive way for growers to detect the invasive pest.
How Novel Biotechnology Could Lead To Improved Citrus Varieties By AgriLife Today|August 14, 2023 Learn more about a new biological technology that develops and multiplies disease-resistant citrus plants using “hairy roots.”
Citrus Growers Looking For Solutions To Ride Out the Storm By Thomas Skernivitz|July 23, 2023 The era of HLB has some thinking about alternative crops.
Orange Crush: How the 2022-2023 Florida Citrus Season Numbers Finished up By Paul Rusnak|July 13, 2023 What was forecast to be a campaign of struggle for orange and grapefruit growers, turned out to be just that. Check out the final tallies.
New Citrus Breeding Efforts Set To Grow With Congressional Help By California Citrus Mutual|June 20, 2023 An additional $1 million in federal funding to provide big boost for latest research and development program.
Here Are Florida’s 2023 Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award Winners Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 30, 2023 Two fruit-growing operations (one blueberry and one citrus) among those honored for setting the standard on superior stewardship.
Holding Out Hope: 2 Florida Citrus Variety Experiments Growing Well Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 17, 2023 Data coming in from experimental citrus blocks promising and set to advance.
Prospects for Florida Oranges Fall Further As Season Nears End By Paul Rusnak|May 15, 2023 Latest forecast from USDA hearkens Depression Era numbers. Industry holds out hope for a rebound.
How Is Extreme Weather Impacting Your Crops? Get Reports From the Field [Updating] Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 25, 2023 Our industry contacts from around the country are keeping an eye on the weather and its current impacts on fruit and vegetable production.
Latest Florida Citrus Forecast Shows the Bleeding Has Stopped for Now By Paul Rusnak|March 8, 2023 Crop estimates even out for the first time during hurricane-hampered season.
How the Fate of Florida Citrus Might Hinge on Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ian Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 3, 2023 University of Florida researchers are looking for strategies to improve recovery and production systems more resilient to storms.
Citrus Sector Is Still a Main Squeeze for the Sunshine State By UF/IFAS News|February 25, 2023 Despite challenges from diseases, land development trends, and extreme weather, the industry contributed $6.935 billion to the state’s economy in 2020-2021.
Pest Alert! Lime Swallowtail Poses New Threat to Citrus in Florida Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 16, 2023 It was only a matter of time the invasive pest found its way to the Sunshine State. Learn more about this destructive insect.
Has the Pandemic Led to an Agricultural Breakthrough? By Carol Miller|February 15, 2023 American Vegetable Grower Editor Carol Miller says we’ll likely view the pandemic as not only a time of chaos but also when medical science surged.