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V. P. of Citrus Production for Orange-Co in Arcadia, Jerry Newlin, also presently leads the Florida Citrus Production Managers Association. Newlin says growers have mixed optimism and challenges going into this year’s Florida harvest. Newlin has also been instrumental in working with Southeast AgNet to develop an on-line method for growers and production managers to easily share their field experiences in ongoing efforts to control and live with citrus canker and greening diseases.
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UF Director of the Lake Alfred Citrus Research Center, Dr Harold Browning, in this report discusses the importance of information flow and sharing among researchers and the grower community, as more information about canker and greening is being learned. This story also again has brief instructions how growers can use the new Grower Trials section of this website, under the citrus news category, to share their own field trials and experiences with citrus canker and greening management.
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Tyron Spearman gives us an update on where things stand with the harvest of this year’s peanut crop here in the Southeast.  Report (1:05 wma)

Dairy farmers in the Southeast are waiting on some decisions regarding Federal Milk Marketing Orders.
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The Produce Marketing Association Board of Directors has approved a new program to ensure consumers’ continued confidence in the safety of produce.
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It’s been a long time since U.S. beef was in South Korea, but this past weekend the first shipment since 2003 was delivered. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns comments on this great news for U.S. cattle producers.  Report (1:00 wma)

 Today, Everett Griner looks at who is making these choices.

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It’s getting to be the holiday time of the year, but once that is over, it will be time for the 2007 Southeastern Fruit and Vegetable conference - January 5-7, 2007 in Savannah, GA. Register on-line here.
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The history of the Jack O’Lantern.

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Adapting to changing market conditions is a constant challenge for the cotton industry, according to Mike Watson, vice president for fiber competition with Cotton Incorporated.
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The National FFA Convention is over and there were many winners, including a new Southern VP from Alabama, a chapter award for Florida and three proficiency winners in Georgia.
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This entry to “Grower Trials” comes to us from Highlands County Citrus Growers Association and John Gose of Lykes Bros, who provides this recent memo of field notes and observations dated October 20.
Grower Trials Report # 2 (pdf file)
Citrus Growers anywhere are invited to send their own grower trials, questions and comments with regard to their dealings with citrus canker and greening disease management…
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REPLY COMMENTS RECEIVED 11/2, and 11/8 - click on title of this report above to read or make comments.

A new map of citrus greening locations in Florida is making the rounds. (pdf file)

Growers, don’t forget you can now share what you are doing to deal with canker and greening, and read what others are doing in their efforts to deal with these diseases in Florida citrus. To send a message to grower trials, e-mail us at
growertrials@southeastagnet.com

October Beef Month is about to wrap up across Alabama…an event that Ed Whatley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association says was very successful this year.  Report (1:00 wma)

A ‘groundblessing’ in southwest Florida brings region’s ag and civic leaders, Catholic Church officials and others together to celebrate a new beginning for farmworker housing in the area. In this report Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Assoc Exec. Dir. Barbara Carlton describes the new facility getting underway in Arcadia.
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Hurricanes of 2004 and 2005 devastated farmworker housing in many critical agriculture regions of Florida, which made an already tight farm labor situation even worse in recent months. Thanks to many parts of the community coming together to help re-establish housing for ag labor in the region, a new development recieves a ‘groundblessing’ Oct 28 in Arcadia. In this report, Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Assoc Executive Barbara Carlton explains the project is the result of lots of efforts by lots of different groups and people throughout the state and region.
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You’ve probably heard us say the National Beef Checkoff program turns 20 this fall, but looking back, one of the biggest benefits of it’s work has been the muscle profiling research.  Report (1:00 wma)

The Georgia Beef Board staff is wrapping up what was a busy October, but one they were all pleased with.  Report (1:00 wma)

Everett Griner checks out a local farmer from a far away land.  Report (1:00 wma)

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about wildflower seed production.

Here is a link to more information about the topic.
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Randall Weisman spoke with Georgia Cotton Commission member Jimmy Webb of Leary about this year’s cotton crop.
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A new study quantifies how much our added weight is costing in fuel use - it takes more gas to move more pounds.
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USDA conservation programs help more than farmers and ranchers. The NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection program has helped many areas in Florida cleanup from last year’s hurricanes.
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Florida state conservationist Niles Glasgow explains what a batching period is when it comes to applying for NRCS programs.
Find out more on the FL NRCS website.
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USDA-NRCS Agronomist Ben Moore talks about the EQIP poultry litter redistribution project.
Find out more on the AL NRCS website.
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Here is the first set of citrus grower entries for our new ‘grower trials’ section. Read how citrus growers are trying all kinds of ways to deal with canker and greening diseases in Florida groves. Click on the link to read testimonials from growers in Florida’s Peace River Valley, and what Indian River Growers are also doing to better educate each other.

Grower Trials Report # 1 (pdf file)

To send a message to grower trials, e-mail us at
growertrials@southeastagnet.com 

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If you are a citrus grower and want to share your experiences with canker and greening management trials with other citrus growers through this website, all you need to do is follow a few simple instructions on how to e-mail us your input. (more…)

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When Barbara Carlton of the Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association, and Orange-Co VP of Citrus Production Jerry Newlin, who also represents the Florida Citrus Production Managers Association, approached us at Southeast AgNet late this week about the growers’ need for a web-based forum to share canker and greening ‘field trials’, we decided not to waste much time. These initial reports kick off a new part of this website called ‘grower trials’, Report (1:00 wma) (more…)

Florida citrus growers and production managers have been seeking a way to directly share field trial experiences with other growers in hopes of learning more first hand knowledge more quickly from each other in canker and greening control efforts. In this report, Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association Executive Director Barbara Carlton (pictured at right) and Florida Citrus Production Managers leader Jerry Newlin, who is also VP of Citrus Production for Orange-Co in Arcadia, say the effort is materializing at Southeast AgNet, where a new website function will facilitate Report (2:00 wma) (more…)