Central Florida Citrus and Deciduous Fruit Crop Program

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Central Florida Citrus and Deciduous Fruit Crop
Program

• Central Florida Citrus Advisory Committee Ryan
  Atwood

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Central Florida Citrus and Deciduous Fruit Crop
Program

• Serves seven counties in Central Florida Marion,
  Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Seminole, Orange, and
  Osceola Counties.
• Primarily focused on citrus production (37,500
  acres in Cent. Fl), although blueberries growing
  in acreage.
• Evaluation and promotion of alternative fruit
  crops for commercial production (i.e. peaches,
  nectarines, grapes).

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Citrus Extension Activities

• Grower Field Visits
• Grower Educational Programs
• Citruslines newsletter and webpage
• Statewide Citrus Extension Team member
• 4-H Citrus Tree Project
• Mid Florida Citrus Foundation and A.H. Krezdorn
  research grove
• Applied Research Projects

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Related Programs

• Pesticide Applicator Training Team
• Certified Pile Burning Statewide Coordinator
• Weather Watch
• Alternative fruit crops
• Misc. historical societies, tropical fruit club,
  hort. camp, international travel, F.A.W.N

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Grower field visits

• Consultations
• Relationship building
• Educational Opportunities

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Grower Educational Programs

• Field Trips
• OJ Meetings
• Citrus Production managers meetings
• Statewide events-Citrus Expo, Indian River
  Seminar, etc.

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Newsletter Webpagehttp//cfextension.ifas.ufl.e
du/
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Statewide Citrus Extension Team

• Multi county agents website http//citrusagents.if
  as.ufl.edu/
• Statewide programs Greening identification and
  scouting, Greening Summit
• Citrus Extension Grant Posters, greening
  symptom pictures, educational events.

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4-H Citrus Tree Project

• Website http//cfextension.ifas.ufl.edu/4h/4h_tree
  .shtml
• 200 children participate.
• Over 4500.00 donated annually by local citrus
  growers

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Mid Florida Citrus Foundation (MFCF)

• Coordinator for the MFCF.
• 100 acre active research facility.
• USDA, UF IFAS, and private researchers.
• Field days and demonstration areas.

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Applied Research Projects

• Ultra Low Volume pesticide application for
  psyllid control.
• Leaf freezing points data and model for F.A.W.N.
• Greening-Salicylic Acid Trial.

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Pesticide Applicator Training Team

• Provides private applicator agricultural licenses
  training opportunities throughout Central
  Florida.
• Provides needed CORE continuing educational units
  to growers.

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Certified Pile Burner Program

• Requested by Advisory Board to pursue.
• Collaboration between the Florida Division of
  Forestry and IFAS.
• Has become a statewide program.

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Weather Watch

• Agricultural weather information for cold
  protection decisions
• Seventy-one subscribers

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Alternative Fruit Crops

• Evaluation Demonstration
• Keep up to date with industry developments

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Miscellaneous

• Master Gardener Training -Ag Awareness Grant and
  Materials.
• Trade magazine articles.
• International travel.

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Questions?