//podcastplus.net/feed/planting-citrus-industry-magazine~a2020f4b Your leading source for news and insights on the Citrus Industry Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:01:56 +0000 http://citrusindustry.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ferrarezi-Trials-01-30-20.mp3 Planting-density and nutrition trials in the Indian River area were among the topics discussed at the Florida Citrus Show earlier this year. The presenter was Rhuanito “Johnny” Ferrarezi, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researcher at the Indian River Research and Education Center.  A grapefruit planting-density trial utilized a staggered diamond set to maximize trees ... Read More The post Planting-Density and Nutrition Trial Results appeared first on Citrus Industry Magazine . Tue, 07 Apr 2020 16:30:00 +0000 http://citrusindustry.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ferrarezi-Trials-01-30-20.mp3 http://citrusindustry.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Singerman-12-01-17.mp3 Two economists addressing a Gulf Citrus Growers Association economic seminar on Nov. 30 agreed that low-density citrus plantings would likely be hazardous to growers’ financial health in the face of HLB. One also reported that the average grower is not making a profit, and that small growers are exiting the industry faster than larger growers. “We were looking into different ... Read More The post Low-Density Planting Problematic with HLB appeared first on Citrus Industry Magazine . Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:21:01 +0000 http://citrusindustry.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Singerman-12-01-17.mp3 http://citrusindustry.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Himrod-10-27-17.mp3   At Citrus Expo, Aaron Himrod of Himrod Citrus Nursery made the case for replanting citrus trees lost to HLB and other causes. “I think growers need to replant because we are having some success with young trees that we’re not having with older trees,” Himrod said. “The young trees are responding a lot better to our treatments. And we ... Read More The post Replanting Trees in the Face of HLB appeared first on Citrus Industry Magazine . Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:49:23 +0000 http://citrusindustry.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Himrod-10-27-17.mp3