Working toward rapid, inexpensive, environmentally friendly cures for HLB/citrus greening
The Research-Industrial Complex of Bayer and CRDF are jointly displayed on a cosponsorship promotion for the 2022 Citrus Expo. Not quite the short-term solution against citrus greening that CRDF now likes to tell smaller independent growers. Here’s the link as of today, plus a screen
A new Florida state law could strip Monsanto-Bayer from profiting from the millions of dollars that CRDF has poured into the conglomerate for genetically modified citrus. The law, which modifies the Florida Citrus Commission, mandates that “any new variety of citrus fruit which is developed
“After having poured millions into wasteful subsidies to Monsanto-Bayer to fight a bacteria that has wrecked Florida’s citrus groves, the lead person responsible for finding a solution has proposed a better idea,” Jesse Rojas of Save Citrus writes in Florida Daily. “He wants to treat
As if reviewing the CRDF’s 13 years of failures – including a wasteful bid to fund Monsanto-Bayer to create genetically modified citrus trees – COO Rick Dantzler assures growers that he really does have a strategy and isn’t “simply chasing the latest shiny thing.” Writing
The Florida leaders entrusted with saving the state’s endangered citrus groves discussed waging a government-funded campaign to convince growers, packers, processors, and customers to accept GMOs as real “oranges.” The proposal pushes for the official re-definition of “orange juice” to include juice from synthetic strains
Having poured most of its resources into expensive Monsanto-Bayer projects to fight citrus greening, the Citrus Research and Development Foundation plans to let Florida’s citrus groves die out and replace them with genetically engineered seeds from Bayer. That’s our reading of a series of statements
No back-room deals at the Citrus Research and Development Foundation while Rick Dantzler is in charge. At least that’s what Dantzler, a lawyer-politician veteran of Florida’s political back-room deals for years, told the CRDF board of directors at its April 28 meeting. Stung by intensifying
Fresh, pure Florida citrus will have become a GMO with added pork, if CRDF has its way. Faced with Monsanto-Bayer backing out of his GMO solution unless he comes up with more cash, Rick Dantzler of the Citrus Research & Development Foundation wants to sweeten
Genetic modification of citrus appears to be the top priority for Rick Dantzler and Florida’s Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF), according to the discussion at today’s CRDF board meeting. Foundation COO Rick Dantzler says he’s committed to keeping the Monsanto-Bayer project alive, even though
The most costly project of the group created to save Florida citrus farmers has been a wasteful disaster. It produced nothing, wasted un-recoverable time, and allowed the HLB citrus greening disease to spread. Even worse, after three years and $12.3 million, the Citrus Research and