In the news: WUFT’s greening series (Part 3 of 3)
In the third of a three-part series on Florida’s citrus industry, WUFT reporter Heather van Blokland describes the search for a cure to greening. According to van Blokland: “While the industry that defines […]
In the news: WUFT’s greening series (Part 2 of 3)
In the second of a three-part series on Florida’s citrus industry, WUFT reporter Heather van Blokland explains how greening is impacting the growers of Florida citrus. This story includes link to video. See […]
In the news: Limoneira invests in Chilean citrus
ProduceNews.com reports Limoneira Co., a leading agribusiness based in Santa Paula, Calif. announced that it has made a $1.75 million investment in Rosales S.A, a citrus packing, marketing and sales operation […]
In the news: Orange crop predictions and more
BBC.com: An article discusses the changing American breakfast and what people are eating instead. The article discusses the decrease in sales of various traditional breakfast foods, such as orange juice, stating […]
Grower panel is a big draw at Citrus Expo
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A panel featuring some of the citrus industry’s largest growers sharing their experiences in the groves drew a big crowd at the Citrus Expo Wednesday as hundreds gathered […]
FDOC comments on FDA’s labeling proposal
Proposed revisions to food labels include the addition of a mandatory added sugars declaration and more. BARTOW, Fla. – The Florida Department of Citrus submitted comments in response to the […]
In the news: Captain Citrus to the rescue
Highlands Today: Reporter Paul Catala writes that the Florida Department of Citrus teamed up with Marvel to launch a new superhero: Captain Citrus. The article reports that “The more modern, […]
FDOC’s Ackerman: “There’s amazing inside”
A version of this column originally appeared in Growing Produce. Doug Ackerman served as FDOC executive director from 2011 through July 2015. In my last column, I drew some careful parallels […]
FDOC paves way for more OJ in South Korea
A new contract will allow Florida Citrus’ reach to expand in South Korea. BARTOW, Fla. – The Florida Citrus Commission approved a contract with a South Korean marketing agency Wednesday […]
In the news: Farm Bill provides millions for citrus research
In an Associated Press piece, Tamara Lush reports that the Farm Bill allocates $125 million over the next five years for research to solve citrus greening that threatens Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry. […]