[1]SMR Farms is Tropicana Grower of the Year.
SMR Farms once again was selected as a Tropicana Grower of the Year for the 2011-2012 citrus harvesting season. The Grower of the Year award is based on fruit quality, load quality, fruit variety mix and agribusiness management. The management practices component of the award looks at harvesting methods, grove practices, labor programs and commitment to agricultural sustainability. This is the fourth year in a row that SMR Farms received the designation from Tropicana Products.
“We value very highly our long-time relationship with Tropicana, and certainly appreciate this recognition” said SMR Farms President, Mac Carraway. According to Steve John, SMR Farms Citrus Production Manager, “Working with Tropicana is great. Their standards are very high and we work hard to meet those standards every day, which is tough with the many challenges facing Florida citrus producers these days.”
SMR Farms currently is partnering with Tropicana on a multi-year citrus fertilization project aimed at comparing traditional fertilizers with low-carbon-footprint products as part of Tropicana’s widely-acclaimed global sustainability efforts.
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