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6 days ago | 
citrusindustry.net | Tacy Callies
Fundecitrus and its cooperators on May 9 forecast the 2025–26 orange harvest in Brazil’s Citrus Belt of São Paulo and Triângulo/Sudoeste Mineiro at 314.6 million boxes. That would be a 36.2% increase over the 2024–25 harvest of 230.87 million boxes. The expected larger harvest is mainly attributed to more fruit per tree. The increased number of fruit is due to the favorable climate for the second flowering, better management of orchards and an increase in the number of productive trees.
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1 month ago | 
citrusindustry.net | Tacy Callies
Expansion into the juice market may unlock a profitable marketing opportunity for Georgia citrus growers. But questions remain before growers can start planning this new course of action, says Lindy Savelle, executive director of the Georgia Citrus Association. “Hamlins and perhaps some early-season Valencias would work here in Georgia,” Savelle said.
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1 month ago | 
tastychomps.com | Tacy Callies
5 POSTS Tacy Callies is editor of Citrus Industry magazine and Vegetable and Specialty Crop News magazine at AgNet Media. She is a fierce Scrabble competitor and certified chocoholic. Food is her love language, and the mountains are her happy place.
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2 months ago | 
tastychomps.com | Tacy Callies
By Tacy CalliesIn honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, Tasty Chomps was invited to Chayote Barrio Kitchen to sample some of the delectable dishes coming from the female leadership team in the kitchen of acclaimed Puerto Rican Chef Mario Pagán’s restaurant. The passion, drive and talent of four female chefs are helping propel Chayote to new culinary heights.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
citrusindustry.net | Tacy Callies
Recently, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) reported research on the development of a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the HLB-spreading Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). The genetically modified tree has only been tested in the lab and the greenhouse, but the research looks promising.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
citrusindustry.net | Tacy Callies
Growers in the cold-hardy citrus region should consider fungicide application following snow last week and multiple days of running irrigation for freeze irrigation. That advice comes from Lindy Savelle, executive director of the Georgia Citrus Association, on the heels of historic snowfall recorded across the Southeast. “I’ve heard some people having up to 10 inches of snow where we grow citrus,” said Savelle.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
citrusindustry.net | Tacy Callies
The University of Florida Institute of Food And Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Economic Impact Analysis Program is deploying a survey to assess the agricultural impacts of Hurricane Milton. Once it is safe to do so and immediate needs are met, Florida’s agricultural producers are encouraged to complete the following steps related to assessing and reporting agricultural losses and damages:Document all losses and damages from the hurricane.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
citrusindustry.net | Tacy Callies
The Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) convened for its July board of directors meeting with several projects under consideration. The board approved funding of a work program for the plant improvement teams of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. The project is funded for three years.
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
citrusindustry.net | Tacy Callies
There were two changes to the Florida citrus forecast in the March 8 report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA NASS). Florida’s grapefruit forecast dipped 8% in March compared to the February forecast, and its tangerine and tangelo forecast declined 9%. FLORIDA GRAPEFRUITThe entire decline in Florida grapefruit was in the red varieties, down by 200,000 boxes to 1.9 million boxes.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
citrusindustry.net | Tacy Callies
The Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) kicked off the new year with a full agenda for its monthly board meeting. New members were welcomed to the board. Growers Matt Machata, Sarah Spinosa and Trevor Murphy joined the group. On the research front, the board funded continued work by Ping Duan, a plant pathologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He has found a virus present in HLB-infected trees that seem to be doing well.
