Services

Cash Fruit Clearinghouse

The idea is simple:  Growers list their fruit, buyers list their desire to purchase and the two are brought together through the service.

The Clearinghouse will function as follows: 

Growers will make known varieties and total boxes for sale to the association office by telephone, fax or e-mail. Please give enough information to link you with your membership record. This service is limited to PRVCGA members or associate members.

A list is randomly circulated or is available upon request to growers or buyers by telephone, fax, or e-mail. Negotiations are the responsibility of the buyer and the grower.  The association does not participate in this facet of the process.

After the sale is consummated, it will be the responsibility of the grower to remove the information from the clearinghouse list in a timely manner.  If lists are not current, buyers will not continue to use the service as a resource.  Please be responsible and remove your committed fruit in a timely manner.

To list your fruit on the Clearinghouse call the office at 863-494-0061, 863-773-2644 or email us at oj@prvcitrus.org.
 

Best Management Practices for the Peace River and Manasota Basins (BMPs)

PRVCGA spearheaded creation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the Peace River and Manasota Basins. Over sixty individuals representing various facets of the industry to include growers, scientists, regulators, governmental personnel and representatives from the environmental community worked for a year creating the recommended practices.
 

BMPs are defined as those on-grove operational procedures designed to achieve greatest agronomic efficiency in food and fiber production, while limiting the off-site effects of agricultural operations and maintaining an economically viable farming operation. In cases where the economic cost of implementing certain BMPs puts an excessive financial burden on the grower, such practices could only be considered BMPs if external funds were available and the future financial profitability of the farm will be preserved.


To view the BMPs in its entirety , please visit the IFAS website: http://citrusbmp.ifas.ufl.edu  or the FDACS website: http://www.floridaagwaterpolicy.com . If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the association office at (863) 494-0061 or (863) 773-2644.

PRVCGA MEMBERS RECEIVE
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