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Since the 2014 edition of the Florida Citrus Show concluded in January, much has
transpired within the industry to alter perspective on growing strategies, pest
management methods, and overall attitudes of those who make up the sector. The
most impactful of occurrences being the allocation of $125 million via the Farm
Bill over the next five years to help fight HLB. The monetary shot in the arm gives
hope to growers and should buy more time in mounting a viable defense against
the disease.
At the 2015 Florida Citrus Show, slated for Jan. 28-29 at the Havert L. Fenn Center
in Ft. Pierce, HLB-related sessions will naturally pepper the educational program
with research updates regarding irrigation considerations, genetically modified
possibilities, nutritional program particulars, and potential solutions — to name a few.
Given the dynamic nature of the industry, plus the geographic location of the Show, fresh fruit
challenges and opportunities also round out the agenda, including several sessions geared specifically
to grapefruit producers as well as anticipated trial results involving protected agriculture production,
plus canker and phytophthora primers.
And as always, the two-day event, presented by Florida Grower in partnership with UF/IFAS and the
Indian River Citrus League, will feature a complementary trade show comprised of suppliers inside and
outside the facility showcasing the latest products, services, technologies, and equipment.
Go to CitrusShow.com to see the whole agenda and to register.
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2015 Program
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
MinutesTime Topic
Presenter(s)
Moderator: Parker Platts, Multi-county Citrus Extension Agent - Perspective -- Past, Present, and Future
0:10
8:50 - 9:00
Welcome - Indian River Citrus League
Scott Lambeth, Chairman IRCL
0:20
9:00 - 9:20
Projected Grapefruit Production, Packout,
and Economic Returns
Ariel Singerman
0:20
9:20 - 9:40
The Future of Fresh Grapefruit TBD
0:15
9:40 - 9:55
Early Results From Protected Agriculture Citrus Trails
Barrett Gruber
0:50
9:55 - 10:45 Visit the Trade Show 0:15 10:45 - 11:00 Managing MRLs and Integrating New Products
Mark Ritenour
0:15 11:00 - 11:15 Irrigation Mangement Considerations for HLB
Brian Boman
0:20 11:15 - 11:35 Accounting For Intensive Management -
New Production Budgets for Florida
Fritz Roka
0:20 11:35 - 11:55 Firewall Effects on Canker in Grapefruit
Kent Morgan
1:25 11:55 - 1:30
Lunch – Visit the Trade Show Moderator: Steve Futch, Multi-county Citrus Extension Agent - Management Strategies
0:20
1:30 - 1:50
CHMA forensic analyses and risk-based
optimization for Florida, California, Texas and Arizona
Tim Gottwald
0:20
1:50 - 2:10
USDA Research on Genetically Engineering Citrus with
HLB Resistance
Ed Stover
0:20
2:10 - 2:30
Revisiting Citrus Canker and Phytophthora
Control Strategies
Jim Graham
1:00
2:30 - 3:30
Visit the Trade Show 0:20
3:30 - 3:50
A Summary of Nutrutional Programs for HLB Mgmt
Tripti Vashisth & Bob Rouse
0:40
3:50 - 4:30
Potential HLB Solutions in the Pipeline
panel (B. Scully, M. Rogers,
H. Browning)
Thursday, January 29, 2014
Moderator: Laurie Hurner, Multi-county Citrus Extension Agent - Insect Control
0:30
8:00 - 8:30
Visit the Trade Show / Continental Breakfast
0:20
8:30 - 8:50
New Research and Latest Recommendations for Psyllid Control
Michael Rogers
0:20
8:50 - 9:10
Developing New Psyllid Control Tactics based on Insect Biology
David Hall
0:20
9:10 - 9:30
Success Story: Mating Disruption of Citrus Leaf Miner
Steve Lapointe
1:00
9:30 - 10:30 Visit the Trade Show Living with HLB
0:20 10:30 - 10:50 Soil and Water Acidification for Bicarbonate Reduction Kelly Morgan
0:20 10:50 - 11:10 40,000 Foot View of HLB Solutions
Harold Browning
0:50 11:10 - 12:00 Grower Strategies to Maintian Production in HLB-infected Groves grower panel
1:15 12:00 - 1:15
Lunch – Visit the Trade Show Moderator: Barrett Gruber, IFAS-IRREC - Promising treatments to reduce or eliminate HLB symptoms
0:15
1:15 - 1:30
Fruit Drop Trends and Potential Remidies
Gene Albrigo
0:20
1:30 - 1:50
Update on Antibiotics use in HLB
Bob Shatters
0:20
1:50 - 2:10
Update on antimicrobial therapies for HLB mitigation
Charles Powell
0:20
2:10 - 2:30
Psyllid Insecticide Resistance: Current Status and Future Tools
Lukaz Stlenski
0:20
2:30 - 2:50
Thermotherapy - New Research Developments
Jim Syvertsen
0:20
2:50 - 3:10
Thermotherapy - Scaling up to Commercial Viability
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2015 Florida Citrus
Hall of Fame Inductees Selected
The Selection Committee for The Florida Citrus Hall
of Fame has announced three distinguished leaders
will be inducted into the Hall during the 53rd Citrus
Celebration Luncheon on Friday, March 6, 2015 at
Florida Southern College in Lakeland.
Nicholas “Nick” D. Faryna (deceased), formerly
of Umatilla, Fla., Sherwood J. “Buddy”
Johnson, of Ft. Pierce, Fla. and John C. Updike,
Sr. (deceased), formerly of Lake Wales, Fla. will
be honored at the luncheon, scheduled to
take place at 11:30 a.m. in the Hollis Wellness
Center.
Nick Faryna
started in the industry operating a
sprayer for Golden Gem Growers during the summer
while in high school and eventually opened his own
grove care business in 1973, which is still in operation
today. A graduate from the University of Florida,
he was instrumental in pioneering cold protection
practices in groves by introducing elevated micro
sprinklers into the lower scaffold limbs of citrus trees.
An unprecedented idea at the time, he experimented
with his personal groves during the devastating
freezes in the ‘80s, and the results were so successful
that the practice is now an industry standard. He was
also one of the first to convert “Speed Sprayers” from
500 to 1,000 gallons in order to improve efficiency
and allow uniform application with minimum damage
to the tree, worked with Monsanto Company to
design a shielded, low profile herbicide boom to
reduce the drift of herbicides and worked closely with
IFAS and the USDA on both rootstock and scion trials
to provide valuable research for the industry.
Faryna was the Vice-President of the Umatilla
Growers’ Assn.; Director, Florida’s Natural Growers;
Member, Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory
Council and the A.M. Whitmore Research Foundation
Board; and a member of the Lake-Orange County
Extension Citrus Advisory Committee and the St.
John’s River Water Management District Water
Conserv Committee. A University of Florida alumni
and Gator Booster, he was also a member of the
Diaprepes Task Force, the Citrus Budwood Technical
Advisory Committee, and the Rural Enforcement
Communication Network that linked growers and
deputy sheriffs in Lake County. In addition, he was a
valuable resource to the news media as an industry
representative, providing an informed growers’
standpoint to the general public whenever necessary.
Hall of Fame Chairman, John Jackson, noted “After
his family, citrus was his passion ... he lived citrus.”
Buddy Johnson grew up in the industry in the
renowned Indian River Citrus area helping his father
plant young citrus groves. He attained his bachelor’s
and master’s degrees from the University of Florida,
where he received the Florida Citrus Mutual Award for
Outstanding Achievement in the field of Citrus Studies
in 1966 – his second year at the university. He went on to
excel in land development and care-taking, eventually
moving into the packing and gift fruit business. He
was one of the first packers to convert the grading line
from manual to computer, which eventually became an
industry standard due to the increased efficiency. He
created marketing alliances with numerous entities,
including Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., where he
served as a board member for 13 years, serving as
Chairman from 2001-2003, helping strengthen the
importance of the citrus industry in that organization,
which was comprised almost exclusively of cranberry
growers at the time. In 2005, his leadership led to the
development of one of the largest University research
and development initiatives in the U.S. – the Treasure
Coast Research Park, a 1,600-acre infrastructure-ready
acreage designed to entice agriculture research to the
St. Lucie County area.
A tireless worker, Johnson invested his time and talent
in many organizations, including the Indian River Citrus
League, where he served as President, Chairman and
Board member; Treasure Coast Agricultural Research
Foundation, which he helped found; Florida Farm
Bureau, St. Lucie County Farm Bureau, Florida Citrus
Production Managers’ Assn., IFAS SHARE Council,
Indian River Research and Education Center Advisory
Committee, and the Orange Avenue Citrus Growers’
Assn., to name just a few. He was a director on the
boards of the Central Florida Farm Credit Service
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and Co-Bank, as well as a director and chairman
on the Federal Land Bank of South Florida and
Farm Credit of South Florida boards. He is currently
Chairman of the Board of Farm Credit of Florida. He
was inducted into the St. Lucie County Farm Bureau
Hall of Fame in 2005, received the UF College of
Agricultural & Life Sciences Alumni and Friends Award
of Distinction, as well as the UF Gamma Sigma Delta
Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award in 2008,
and was honored with the prestigious “Legends of
the River” Award by the Indian River Citrus League
in 2011. Always considered the “go-to” guy in any
situation, Hall of Fame Selection committee member
George Streetman summed it up nicely: “Ask him to
do anything and he comes to the plate and gets the
job done.”
John Updike, Sr. worked with his father in their
Lake Wales citrus business after graduating from the
University of Florida and working part-time to pay his
way through school. Their family business eventually
grew to encompass both the packing and processing
fields, building what was considered one of the most
modern fresh fruit packing houses in the state in
1958. In 1964, Updike’s father died, and he became
responsible for managing approximately 14,000 acres
of land and citrus with his brother and son-in-law.
Under his leadership, they built a bulk concentrate
plant and feed mill, as well as processing concentrate
by-products. As the leader of the Alcoma Packing
Co., Inc., he was the innovator of modernization in
their packing and processing facilities for decades,
including the development of a dairy pack concept of
frozen orange concentrate, which at one time was the
major user of orange solids in Florida.
An active community leader, Updike helped establish
the Lake Wales Housing Authority, which provided
quality low cost housing for working families and
helped create the lake Wales Family YMCA in the
1970s. He was a Director and President of the Florida
Canners’ Assn., the National Juice Products Assn.,
and Seald Sweet Growers, Inc., as well as a director
of the Citrus Associates of the New York Cotton
Exchange and Alico, Inc. In 1966, he was honored
as the Lake Wales Citizen of the Year. Hall of Fame
Selection Committee member Ben Hill Griffin, III said
that Updike “was a unique individual that served the
industry in a leadership capacity on both the fresh and
processed side and is well qualified to be a member of
the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame.”
The induction luncheon ceremonies will take place on
Friday, March 6, 2015 in the Hollis Wellness Center at
Florida Southern College, Lakeland. Invitations will go
out in January, and ticket information will be available
on the web site, www.FloridaCitrusHallofFame.com,
later this month. For more information, contact Brenda
Eubanks Burnette at (561) 351-4314 or BBurne1003@
aol.com.
The Florida Citrus Hall of Fame honors distinguished
leaders who have made significant contributions to
the Florida citrus industry. The Citrus Hall of Fame
display and Archive Center is located within the
McKay Archive Building at Florida Southern College
in Lakeland. For more information on members of
the Citrus Hall of Fame, visit the web site at www.
FloridaCitrusHallofFame.com which includes access to
biographies and photos on all members, noting their
accomplishments and including various industry links.
Tickets to the luncheon, which is sponsored by Florida
Citrus Mutual and The Florida Department of Citrus,
are $100 for Patron Seating or $1,500 for a Sponsor
Table, which includes preferred seating for 8, table
signage and a listing in the program. The event
will be followed by the Florida Citrus Processors’
Association’s OJ “Meet & Greet” with the inductees
as they unveil their names on the Florida Citrus Hall of
Fame Tree, located in the McKay Archives Center. An
educational citrus exhibit will be featured during the
month of March and tours of the Citrus Archives will be
provided by the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Fellowship
students on the day of the event. Shuttles will provide
transportation between the Hollis Wellness Center and
the McKay Archives Center, where the main parking
lot is located. A portion of the proceeds from all ticket
sales will go to fund an Educational Outreach program
to promote the history of the Florida citrus industry.
To purchase tickets, please call Florida Citrus Mutual
at (863) 682-1111 or visit the Florida Citrus Hall of
Fame website at www.FloridaCitrusHallofFame.com.
For more information, please contact Brenda Eubanks
Burnette at (561) 351-4314.
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Indian River Citrus League
2015 Banquet
The Club at Pointe West, 7500 14th Lane, Vero Beach
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
6 pm Reception 7 pm Dinner
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In lieu of tickets, reservations will be held at the door.
Indian River Citrus League
Board of Directors
Rusty Banack
Quality Fruit Packers of Indian River
Glen Barnes, Jr.
Barnes Citrus
Alex Brown
Southern Fulfillment Services
W. Cody Estes
Estes Citrus, Inc.
J. Emmett Evans, III
Evans Properties, Inc.
Michael Garavaglia
The Packers of Indian River
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Griffin Greene
Greene River Packing, Inc.
Tom Hammond
Hammond Groves, Inc.
George F. Hamner, Jr.
Indian River Exchange Packers
Ned Hogan
Hogan and Sons, Inc.
David Howard
Graves Brothers
Tom Jerkins
Premier Citrus
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Scott Lambeth
Golden River Fruit Co.
Gregory P. Nelson
Bernard Egan & Company
Daniel R. Richey
Riverfront Packing Co., LLC
J. Brantley Schirard, Sr.
Schirard Citrus, Inc.
Daniel Scott
Scott Citrus Management
Robert G. Sexton
Oslo Citrus Growers Association
Trey Smith
LeRoy Smith, Inc.
Rusty Varn
Varn Citrus
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TrackTAP: An iPhone Photo App
for the Tree Assistance Program...
by Steve Rogers, Ecostat, Inc.
The USDA Farm Service Agency Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
provides financial assistance to replant citrus groves affected by
greening disease. Records must be provided to the USDA to show
your trees did indeed succumb to this disease before you can get
assistance. Several kinds of records are suitable, including surveys
by government agencies, aerial photographs showing decline and
inspections by third-party experts. Another type of information
that can help establish your trees declined due to greening is
photographs.
Photographs are not usually included in everyday citrus grove
surveys, but the Tree Assistance Program could change that.
For example, a series of photos over time can show the onset
of symptoms and progress of disease through a grove. Photos
can also capture tree removal operations and show preparation
activities for new plantings. Taken together with other records,
photos can help make a case that plantings are eligible for TAP
assistance.
Unless you already use a photo organization app like Adobe®
Lightroom®, chances are that your citrus tree photos are scattered
throughout one or more folders on different computers. Consider
the example that you have photographic evidence of a particular
grove’s decline and eventual removal. How difficult would it be for
you to find all the photos of this grove on your computer? How
much effort would be involved if you had to organize these photos
into a report for a government agency? Could you prove your
photos were taken in a particular location at a particular time?
TrackTAP is a new mobile app being developed for iPhone and
iPad to solve problems in visually documenting tree and grove
condition. The app helps organize visual information into useful,
easy-to-generate reports. Photographs are it’s forte, but TrackTAP
is really a multimedia grove survey and database app capable of
collecting and organizing data, videos and dictation. And it can
transcribe spoken notes into text using Siri.
TrackTAP is easy to use. Start the app by clicking on it’s icon in your
home screen. From there, select the option to view (and collect)
data (Fig. 1). This takes you to a screen to enter new records, where
you select a grove name from a drop down box. Scroll down to
see TrackTAP automatically populate the record with information
about variety, rootstock, grove owner and more. You also have an
option to enter data about weather and tree condition, and to add
dictation or descriptive notes about your survey (Fig. 2).
The most important feature in TrackTAP is its ability to capture
photographs and related data about tree and grove condition.
Additional image data support is provided using an option to
grab GPS coordinates and to shoot several photos of trees using
iOS’ native camera (Fig. 3). In addition to date, time and camera
settings, iOS devices add geocoordinates to image metadata (Fig.
4). Embedding latitude and longitude, along with landmarks in
your photos, can help establish the locations where photos were
taken. High-resolution images from other cameras can also be
added to your grove database by dragging and dropping into the
companion desktop application.
TrackTAP uses a cloud architecture to synchronize data from
many users and locations. This means photos and other data are
synchronized with a database in a remote location for permanent
archiving. One advantage of off-site archiving (along with local
backups you should be doing anyway) is that it’s unlikely your
data will become lost or corrupt. Cloud architecture also allows
live updating of program code, so that changes in the app (user
interface, data handling, etc.) can be propagated downstream in
real-time to any number of users.
Data collected with TrackTAP are also secure. The app will use a
type of multi-factor authentication to ensure that only authorized
users have access to their own information. Additional permissions
can be granted to others who need to access, but not add or
modify data. Privacy concerns can be addressed using obfuscation,
where user-specific information is masked. Depending on how it’s
deployed, TrackTAP can host several hundred simultaneous users.
Photographic Adobe® Acrobat® PDF reports can be generated
and emailed from within the mobile app immediately after data
are collected in the field. This is useful for providing grove owners
with real-time visual information on tree condition. More detailed
Fig. 4. Adobe Lightroom®
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Fig. 1. TrackTAP™ user interface
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Fig. 2. TrackTAP™ user interface
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Fig. 3. TrackTAP™ user interface
showing options for collecting tree
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reports can be produced with the desktop app. The TrackTAP database uses a relational structure, so complex reports can be produced
using custom queries. These reports can automatically collate and organize photographs and other data into timelines. The desktop app
in this way is useful for producing reports provided to authorities. Using dates and spatial coordinates, it’s easy to visually track changes
in tree condition over time and space. TrackTAP is the first easy-to-use mobile application in citrus to provide this capability.
TrackTAP’s user interface uses an Apple-inspired design aesthetic. Colors are subdued, buttons are clearly marked, fonts are crisp and
clear, and objects are not crowded into the app’s screen. This is important for navigation. In particular, the app’s basic features are
designed to be useable without having to refer to a manual. Different language translations can be added in the future.
TrackTAP is not affiliated with the USDA, but it is on a pathway to commercialization. The app is being developed with modest up-front
capital, and at this point looks as if it will be made available to growers as a value-added service. The app is currently in closed beta test
phase by several organizations in commercial settings.
TrackTAP has other uses, such as in research, new variety trials, follow-up to natural disasters, and any situation where comparative plant
appearance and location data are important measurements. Appearance data collected with apps like TrackTAP over many locations help
solve the problem of how do you rapidly identify optimum conditions that prevent disease. TrackTAP data can be connected to other
applications, such as neural networks, for more detailed analytics and discovery.
TrackTAP is representative of a trend of new interest in farming as a hotbed of technology development. Venture capitalists seem to be
more willing to take risks in exploratory ag applications development in return for a big potential upside. Florida citrus in particular needs
an industry-recognized, lean technology innovation team that can explore and rapidly develop new mobile apps that exploit big data
analytics to improve grove operations. Apps like TrackTAP and others can help analyze massive aggregate data sets to detect trends
difficult to detect by other means.
TrackTAP sets a new standard of practices in visual communication for the citrus industry. And the USDA Tree Assistance Program is a
good ecosystem for apps that document grove condition. Along with its other uses, TrackTAP when it becomes available can help you
make the case that your grove is eligible for reimbursement under this program.
Author disclaimer: The information in this article is provided “as is”. The author and publisher of this article disclaim any loss or liability, either directly or indirectly as a
consequence of applying the information presented, or in regard to the use and application of any of this information, in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever. No
guarantee is given, either expressed or implied, in regard to the merchantability, accuracy, or acceptability of the information. Dr. Steven Rogers is a well-known innovator of
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