Growers and industry leaders are gearing up for the 2017 Citrus Expo. The event takes place August 16–17 at the Lee Civic Center in North Fort Myers, Florida. Ray Royce, executive director of the Highlands County Citrus Growers Association, is looking forward to this year’s Citrus Expo. Pre-registration for the 2017 Citrus Expo is now open! All pre-registered growers …
Grower Survey on Bactericide Use
By Harold Browning Last year, the Citrus Research and Development Foundation partnered with AgNet Media to conduct a survey to obtain preliminary information on the use of the bactericides made available through Tree Health Section 18. The three products containing streptomycin or oxytetracycline are again available in 2017 through the recertification of Tree Health Section 18. The results of the …
Citrus Expo 2017 Theme Announced
This year’s Citrus Expo seminar program theme is Challenge, Change and Opportunity. Michael Rogers, director of the Citrus Research and Education Center and key organizer of the Citrus Expo seminar program, gave some insight on the meaning behind the 2017 theme. “We’re going to be talking about the challenges regarding citrus greening and how growers need to change their programs …