2015 April Issue - Indian River Citrus League

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APRIL 2015
Survey Says...
Florida Citrus Show is a Value to Attendees
By Frank Giles, Editor, Florida Grower Magazine
The 2015 Florida Citrus Show scored well
with attendees according to a post-event
survey. About 800 people attended the
event, reflecting its growing popularity
among growers and the industry. The
educational sessions again scored as
the main driver for people choosing to
attend. 86% of those surveyed ranked
session topics as important or extremely
important in their decision to attend.
In addition, speakers scored well with
78% saying it was important or extremely
important in decision to attend the Show.
The ability to network with peers was another reason to attend
the event noted in the survey. 67% of respondents said the
Florida Citrus Show is important or extremely important in their ability to conduct their business.
Attendees also said the trade show floor and exhibitors add value to the event. 67% scored the trade
show as important or extremely important in their decision to attend the 2015 event.
Stay tuned for more details on the 2016 Florida Citrus Show, and mark your calendars now for
Jan. 27-28 for next year’s big event. For additional information, please contact Gerry Bogdon at
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Eight Great Online Ways
to Find the Latest Citrus Research
By Dr. Steve Rogers, Ecostat, Inc.
It’s getting harder to find information online about the increasingly complex techniques for managing citrus
greening disease. (I wonder whether we fully appreciate how complicated the information access problem in
our industry has become.) As one example of many, where do you go online if you want to find a simple answer
about how a particular nutritional product works when used in combination with a particular insecticide? These
kinds of answers should be available online in an easy-to-use-and-access format.
Citrus will always be a face-to-face business, and you have to talk to people to stay current in markets and
production methods. There’s also a lot of good (and bad) information online about citrus management. It’s
not organized well across all sites, though. But here are several websites, search techniques and even an app
(for Mac) that together help you find the most current in-progress and published research. These sites help
you evaluate how reliable is the information you get from conversations, meetings, popular articles and field
personnel.
ScienceDirect at sciencedirect.com
ScienceDirect is a full-text scientific database of journal articles and book chapters. It includes sources from
around 2,500 journals and 26,000 books. Searching ScienceDirect will lead you to abstracts, from which you can
purchase papers and publications. The information is high quality. One difference between ScienceDirect and
Google Scholar (see below) is that ScienceDirect is a paid service while Google Scholar is free.
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Science Daily at sciencedaily.com
Science Daily is my secret weapon for ideas. It’s
a great source for the latest research news across
many subjects. Science Daily doesn’t usually lead
you to research publications; rather it’s a science
news source. The difference between Science Daily
and other news sources, however, is that the quality
of the news at Science Daily is better than other sites
you commonly come across. This is because they
harvest their reports using news from organizations
such as the Entomological Society of America
and other professional groups. Spend some time
searching for topics at Science Daily. You’ll walk
away with new ideas.
Citrus Research and Development
Foundation (CRDF) at citrusrdf.org
The CRDF organizes and funds research related
mostly to managing citrus greening. Its mission
is to advance innovative disease and production
research and product development to ensure
the survival and competitiveness of Florida citrus
growers. Their website provides in-progress
research reports and information about upcoming
projects. Their Quarterly Report Archive is a great
resource for tracking important citrus projects as
they are performed.
Florida State Horticultural Society
(FSHS) at fshs.org
The FSHS has professional development resources,
like job posting, newsletters and, of course, their
Annual Proceedings. It also has a powerful search
feature for all FSHS Proceedings dating back
to 1888 http://fshs.org/category/proceedings/.
One difference between the CRDF and the FSHS
search engines is that CRDF presents in-progress
research and FSHS presents published papers.
Used together, the CRDF and FSHS sites are a good
way to audit the value of research as it moves from
theory to practice.
FDOCGrower at fdocgrower.com
The Florida Department of Citrus has economics,
marketing and scientific research resources at
fdocgrower.com. The Economic Research section
under the dropdown tab of the same name, has
information on imports, exports, processor reports
and more. Their Marketing Research section
contains Nielsen sales figures, and their Scientific
Research section has information on processing and
by-products. Visit their excellent site to see more
information on a variety of topic related to the
packing, processing and marketing of citrus.
American Society for
Horticultural Science at ashs.org
You need to check out this site if you haven’t already.
The ASHS has several publications, including
HortScience, HortTechnology and the Journal of the
American Society for Horticultural Science. All three
resources are good for finding research papers
about citrus. The difference between the ASHS and
the CRDF is that ASHS includes all of horticulture.
The scope of ASHS is global, whereas CRDF and
FSHS focus primarily on Florida.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar searches across many academic
publications and literature. It is a single-source
venue for search across many disciplines and
includes books, articles and abstracts. The sources
originate from academic publishers, professional
societies, universities and other web sites. Searching
for “florida citrus rootstock”, for example, returns
about 19,000 citations. The correct way to use this
information is to narrow your search to focus in on
your main topic. For example, adding the term,
“us-897” to your initial query drops the number
of results to about 61, which is more manageable.
The difference between Google Scholar and regular
Google is that Google Scholar biases toward
authoritative information and shows few, if any, ads.
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“as is”. The authors 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 digital technologies in
citrus and works with FSHS on their member website.
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Quality Fruit Packers of Indian River
Glen Barnes, Jr.
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Alex Brown
Southern Fulfillment Services
W. Cody Estes
Estes Citrus, Inc.
J. Emmett Evans, III
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The Packers of Indian River
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Indian River Exchange Packers
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