KCM recently welcomed guests to our new barn facility in Hardee County to honor and show our appreciation to our customers and friends. Citrus industry leaders and notables from the University of Florida – IFAS, Florida Citrus Mutual, Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association and many more joined us. Dr. Tom Spreen, Professor, Food and Resource Economics Department at UF was our keynote speaker with the presentation “Perspectives on the Citrus Industry”. We invite you to take a look at the slide show of the day’s activities while Dr. Spreen narrates with his SWOT analysis on the Florida citrus industry. For a more detailed report from Dr. Spreen, please use the link “Perspectives on the Citrus Industry”.

Published in Citrus Industry Magazine, August 2009:

Published in Citrus Industry Magazine, June 2009:

Published in Citrus Industry Magazine, March 2009:

Perspectives on the Florida Citrus Industry PDF document
by Professor Thomas H. Spreen
University of Florida, IFAS, CREC, Lake Alfred, FL

Summary of 2007-2008 Citrus Budget for the Central Florida (Ridge) Production Region PDF document
by Ronald P. Muraro, Extension Economist
University of Florida, IFAS, CREC, Lake Alfred, FL

Thoughts relating to Long Term Strategies of the Florida Citrus Industry
Southeast AgNet News

Published in Citrus Industry Magazine, August 2008:

Read the full article from Citrus Industry Magazine in PDF format

Read the full article from Citrus Industry Magazine in PDF format