USDA
SURVEY SAYS FLORIDA CITRUS ACREAGE IS DOWN A
USDA survey published September 15 shows all acreage in Florida devoted
to citrus is down for 2006. The report says that the 2006 total is 621,373, down
17.0 percent in a two-year period noted for hurricanes, diseases, and urban development.
The net change, a loss of 127,182 acres, is the greatest in any non-freeze period
and second overall. The Indian River District bore one-third of this loss.
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TO TESTIFY AT FARM BILL HEARING, SPECIALTY CROP FARM BILL ACT TO BE INTRODUCED HOUSE
PASSES MORE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT BILLS USDA
SURVEY SAYS FLORIDA CITRUS ACREAGE IS DOWN FFVA
NAMES NEW OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS FFVA
AUCTIONS OFFER SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNIES FOR MIGRANT FARMWORKERS’ CHILDREN MARK
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