Citrus SA held its annual general meeting and grower information day on Friday, October 13 at the Barmera Events Centre. 
If you missed it – stay tuned because in this episode of The Citrus Segment – we’ll give you a snapshot of the day as I catch up with some of the guest speakers.  
The day kicked off with the AGM – Citrus SA chair Mark Doecke shared what the committee has been working on over the past 12 months and where SA citrus grower’s levies have been directed. 
Noel McPherson a citrus and wine grape grower, Waikerie. Noel travelled to the US earlier this year to look at the impact of HoungLongBing or Citrus Greening has had on the industry in Florida. 
Theunis Smit, General Manager, Carbon Friendly, covered how citrus growers could benefit from carbon farming .
There’s a new device to help measure water use in the orchard and it uses infra-red technology Jay Holata, chief executive of Athena IR Tech gave some background on the company and its product. 
The fight against fruit fly continues in South Australia. Summerfruit SA executive manager Tim Grieger says SA is winning the fight against the pest. 

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