Florida Citrus Mutual, founded in 1948 and based in Lakeland, is the state's largest citrus growers' organization with nearly 10,000 members. Meadows, 37, will direct Mutual's communication initiatives, assist in grower outreach and manage media relations. Meadows as the organization's director of communications. Sparks, executive vice president/CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual, said in a press release. Meadows has served as public affairs manager at the Florida Department of Citrus since...

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Florida growers recently traveled to Brazil, where they studied how the industry there has dealt with greening, a deadly bacterial disease with no known cure. State legislators appropriated $250,000 to the University of Florida/IFAS to support a greening diagnosis lab to be set up at the Southwest Florida Research & Education Center in Immokalee and $1 million to develop citrus varieties resistant to canker and greening. On the federal level, President Bush's fiscal 2008 budget includes $1...

agricultural work for at least 100 work days a year for five years in a row after AgJOBS is enacted or work 150 work days a year for three years in a row after the bill is enacted; Pass an English proficiency test; Pay a $400 fine (plus application fee); Show income tax payment for the work done under the temporary visa; and Apply for permanent resident status at a U. agricultural work for at least 100 work days a year for five years in a row after AgJOBS is enacted or work 150 work days a...

WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With corn acreage at record levels, the potential for significant aerial application activity in the Corn Belt states is expected to be high this summer in order to protect crops from harmful pests and diseases. WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With corn acreage at record levels, the potential for significant aerial application activity in the Corn Belt states is expected to be high this summer in order to protect crops from...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Print Email Sadness for citrus Film a tribute to local industry Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer Article Launched:06/13/2007 12:00:00 AM PDT A row of orange trees, green and full with leaves, stand peacefully in the sunshine of an Inland Empire day. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Print Email Sadness for citrus Film a tribute to local industry Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer Article Launched:06/13/2007 12:00:00 AM PDT A row of orange trees, green...

The 72-year-old farmer is one of the directors of the company India s first owned by farm producers. Helpful expert advice came along: invest your land in a company, jointly owned by farmers and the Spices Board, for growing commercial crops such as turmeric, ginger and chilli and become a shareholder. Speaking at the function, he said the two companies were set up as producers companies under Section 581 of the Companies Act, 1956 for growing turmeric, ginger and chilli on a commercial...

But his biggest challenge these days is the glut of honey imported annually from countries such as China, Vietnam and Argentina, where it can be mass-produced faster and cheaper than Grose could ever dream of doing in this rural, southwestern Oklahoma community of 840. The bee colonies in his commercial honey operation have weathered fire ants, drought, mites, aggressive Africanized bees and a host of diseases, including one that inexplicably wipes out entire colonies. But his biggest...

Erma granted approval on May 28 for a trial in Canterbury to assess the performance of four genetically engineered vegetable and forage brassicas. Many of the submitters (against the trial) identified some real concerns. It alleges Erma failed to sufficiently address the potential for adverse effects, did not provide specific details on its trial, and misled the authority over the trial size and the existence of previous similar trials. Bleakley said there were alternatives to legal action...