There have been changes made to FDACS Best Management Practices—BMPs—concerning water that Florida citrus growers need to know about. Florida citrus growers have long been participants in the [...]
See what the latest citrus forecast predicted for the 2016-17 Florida citrus season. March 9th saw the release of the latest USDA citrus forecast for the U.S.’s citrus [...]
Read what the new Highlands County Citrus Growers Association President, had to say on citrus topics. The Highlands County Citrus Growers Association’s (HCCGA) Annual Meeting on March 2nd [...]
Read all about the finger lime, and why it could be the next thing in Florida citrus. A recent article by UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center professor [...]
The 2017 Asian citrus psyllid season has started off high. The Florida citrus industry has been watching the Asian citrus psyllid levels in Florida rise for the past [...]
As California joins the fight against citrus greening, they believe they have a trio of citrus trees that could hold the key to beating the disease. Citrus greening, [...]
Each 2017 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee has put a stamp on Florida ag. The banquet honoring the 2017 Inductees to The Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame is fast [...]
Read a Q&A about the bactericide Oxytetracycline, marketed under the name Mycoshield. Bactericides are the talk of the citrus industry in Florida. Citrus growers have been watching the [...]
Citrus growers are looking for anything that will help in the fight against citrus greening, also known as HLB, but it looks as if soil microbial amendments aren’t one [...]
CHMAs have been shown to offer benefits, but Florida citrus growers seem reluctant to participate. In the first half of this two-part blog, we looked at the evidence that [...]
Florida’s citrus industry is all in for the fight against citrus greening, also called HLB, and one tool that seems to be unutilized is Citrus Health Management Areas, or [...]
One Florida Citrus Operation is trying to block citrus greening’s access altogether. Citrus greening’s impact on Florida’s citrus industry is daily news in The Sunshine State, as are the [...]
Florida ag has some good reasons to welcome 2017. If you’ve read the ag forecasts for 2017, for Florida ag and the country, you’ll find a lot of predictions [...]
As cold weather approaches, Florida’s citrus growers turn to the Florida Automated Weather Network’s suite of tools. FAWN tools, as they’re know, were the topic of the day at [...]
Florida citrus is a major part of the state’s agriculture industry. Even with the hits the Florida citrus industry has taken from citrus greening, or HLB, it’s still a [...]
Florida’s citrus industry is dominating the state’s ag news as it fights citrus greening, also known as HLB. All eyes were turned to the latest USDA citrus forecast, which [...]
Bactericides have been the topic of the year for Florida citrus growers, and the results of bactericide trials have been greatly anticipated. A researcher with the Citrus Research and [...]
In a recent article, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture, Adam Putnam, sings the praises of Florida farmers for their environmental stewardship. Most of Florida’s ag industry thinks the world [...]
A recent message delivered at a “OJ Break” in November in Highland County included a message that all citrus growers should hear: promoting citrus genetic engineering as a means [...]
Psyllid spraying was the topic du jour at a recent citrus health management area workshop in Immokalee. The workshop was organized by Ron Hamel, the Gulf Citrus Growers Association’s Executive Vice [...]
