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December 2, 2010

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IN THIS ISSUE
Top Citrus News of the Week
Buckhorning HLB Trees; Hot Citrus Item for the Holidays
Food Safety for Florida Citrus
Upcoming Events of Interest
HAVE YOU HEARD?
FROM THE FIELD 
Bob Rouse
B. Rouse 
Buckhorning HLB Trees May Help
Citrus Growers
Listen here to reports in which University of Florida researcher Bob Rouse tells why he's buckhorning HLB-infected trees, how he's feeding them, and what growers might get out of his research.

 

Richard Kinney
R. Kinney
Hot Citrus Item for the Holidays
 

Florida Citrus Packers Executive Vice President Richard Kinney tells how big the Thanksgiving-to-Christmas season is for fresh fruit shippers and what the "hot item" is. Get the information here.

DON'T MISS THIS

Tim Spann
T. Spann 
Food Safety for Florida Citrus
Food safety has become a huge issue for citrus growers and other agriculturists. In the first three reports, University of Florida assistant professor Tim Spann discusses Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) that the citrus industry is working on to show it has strong food safety programs. The fourth report is about a workshop that can help individual growers set up their own food-safety plans. Listen to the reports here.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Dec. 6 Forum on Expanding the U.S. Biofuels Market, Osceola County Extension Services Building, Kissimmee, contact info@FloridaFeedstockGrowers.com 

 

Highlands County Citrus Extension events, Bert J. Harris Jr. Agricultural Center, Sebring, contact Tim Hurner at 863-402-6540 or plowboy@ufl.edu for details:
Dec. 7 Highlands RUP Training Workshop and Exams
Dec. 8 Highlands Citrus Grower Forum

  

Dec. 8 Dr. Jack Payne and "The Future of IFAS," Lake County Extension Office, Tavares


Dec. 9 Citrus Research and Development Foundation board of directors meeting, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred

 

Dec. 11 Citrus Fun Shoot 2010/13th Annual Sporting Clays Tournament, Quail Creek Plantation, Okeechobee

 

Jan. 8-10 Ag Connect Expo, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta

 

Jan. 28 Building Your Own Farm's Food Safety Manual and Plan Workshop, Sumter County Extension Office, Bushnell, contact Sarah White at 386-362-1725 ext. 102 or sewhite@ufl.edu

 

Jan 28 Pre-AGRItunity 2011 Farm Tours

 

Jan. 29 AGRItunity 2011, West Central Florida Agricultural Center, Bushnell

 

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