Sweet Success For Florida Citrus Show

Posted by Christina Herrick|February 22, 2011

The Florida Citrus Show, presented by Florida Grower, UF/IFAS, and the Indian River Citrus League, featured an educational agenda that covered a range of hot-button issues. Sessions on foliar nutrition findings, citrus health management areas, good agricultural practices, water issues, and citrus black spot, to name a few, all were well attended and participated in.

More than 80 industry exhibitors displayed products, literature, and equipment inside the tradeshow hall. The tradeshow component of the Florida Citrus Show not only served as a complement to the educational portion of the event, but also provided a networking platform to share information, catch up with peers, and gather insight from industry suppliers. Several suppliers even gave away prizes at the Show.

Extended Content Coverage
Thanks to KeyPlex, Florida Growerwill provide extended content coverage of the 2011 Florida Citrus Show for the next six months, highlighting key educational programs from this year’s event. The extended content coverage will include feature articles, as well as videos of the speakers discussing vital takeaways from their presentations. Watch the videos on GPTV.

UF/IFAS citrus breeders were on hand at the Florida Citrus Show to hand out samples and talk about some of the new, juicy orange and grapefruit varieties that will be and may be coming down the pike.

Florida Grower held its first “Grower/Researcher Connection” event after the first day of the Show. Sponsored and hosted by Bayer CropScience, several of the state’s key citrus growers, select researchers, and other industry allies were invited to enjoy an evening at the Quail Creek Plantation in Okeechobee to discuss HLB updates and much more. The intimate, relaxed setting provided a unique forum where conversations flowed freely. “So often, researchers and growers interact with the researcher behind the podium,” says Florida Grower Editor Frank Giles. “Our goal with this event was to allow the growers and researchers to connect on a more personal, comfortable level over a nice dinner and great atmosphere for conversation. After all, researchers and growers are in this effort to defeat greening together.”