APRIL 3, 2006

ISSUE 1109

GOVERNOR BUSH APPOINTS FOUR TO CITRUS COMMISSION

Governor Jeb Bush announced Wednesday (March 29) the following appointments to the Florida Citrus Commission:

· Wesley W. Brumback, 47, of Oviedo, partner and manager of TRB Groves, LLC, to succeed Harry Falk, for a term beginning June 1, 2006 and ending May 31, 2009. He will represent district one as a grower member.

· Robert M. Behr, 52, of Lakeland, vice president of Planning and Product Services with Citrus World, Inc., to succeed Andrew Taylor, for a term beginning June 1, 2006 and ending May 31, 2009. He will represent district one as a grower-handler processor member.

· David P. Wheeler, 43, of Lake Placid, president of Wheeler Farms, Inc., to succeed Anina McSweeney, for a term beginning June 1, 2006 and ending May 31, 2009. He will represent district four as a grower member.

· William "Cody" Estes, Sr., 54, of Vero Beach, president of Estes Citrus, Inc., re-appointed for a term beginning June 1, 2006 and ending May 31, 2009. He will represent district three as a grower-handler shipper member.

Senate confirmation is required.