Organizations Filed Purposes:
CITRUS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. IS A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. THE FOUNDATION REVIEWS, APPROVES, AND COORDINATES RESEARCH PROJECTS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING SOLUTIONS TO CITRUS DISEASES. FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS OF THE CRDF INCLUDES PROCEEDS OF RESEARCH BOX TAXES LEVIED ON FLORIDA CITRUS GROWERS. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION ALSO SEEKS LEGISLATIVE FUNDING AND PRIVATE DONATIONS. DONORS PROVIDE CRITICAL RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR CRDF PROGRAMS. THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCT DELIVERY COMMITTEE WORKS WITH RESEARCH PARTNERS TO INSURE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED AND COMMERCIAL PARTNERS FOR MANAUFACTURING AND MARKETING THE TECHNOLOGY ARE IDENTIFIED. PROGRAMS OF THE CRDF BENEFIT NOT ONLY CITRUS GROWERS, BUT THE ALLIED INDUSTRIES AND CITIZENS OF FLORIDA.
CONDUCT PEER-REVEIWED CONTRACTED DISCOVERY RESEARCH ON ELEMENTS OF CITRUS HEALTH, FOCUSING ON THE TRIPARTITE DISEASE SYSTEM INVOLVING A BACTERIAL PATHOGEN, LIBERIBACTER ASIATICUS, THE INSECT VECTOR, ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID, AND THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CITRUS TREES IN FLORIDA. CRDF HAS MAINTAINED A ROBUST PORTFOLIO OF DISCOVERY SCIENCE IN NORTH AMERICA, CONTINUING TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT BACKGROUND AND INTERVENTION RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITIES, FEDERALLABS, AND OTHER ENTITIES ACROSS THE US. SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN 2019-2020 IN UNDERSTANDING BIOLOGY OF THE ELEMENTS OF THIS DISEASE, AS WELL AS THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE ELEMENTS THAT LEAD TO DISEASE AND HEALTH DECLINE, AND WHICH FORM TARGETS FOR INTERVENTION, AN INTERNATIONAL HLB CONFERENCE HELD IN CALIFORNIA IN 2019 HIGHLIGHTED THE PROGRESS IN SCIENCE MADE BY CRDF-FUNDED RESEARCHERS AND THEIR COLLEAGUES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
TRANSLATIONAL WORK TO MOVE RESEARCH RESULTS TO SOLUTIONS FOR FLORIDA AND US CITRUS GROWERS HAS INCREASED IN IMPORTANCE AT CRDF AS RESEARCH RESULTS ARE BEING ANALYZED AND NEXT STEPS ARE DESIGNED. CRDF HAS ENLISTED NATIONAL EXPERTS TO ASSIST IN INTERPRETING THE RESULTS OF INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AND TOPICS, LEADING TO A VISION FOR HOW FIELD DEPLOYMENT AND ADOPTION BY GROWERS CAN RESULT FROM THE BREADTH OF RESEARCH. NOTABLY CRDF IS AMOUNG FEW PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT AND FARMERS TO CONDUCT BOTH DISCOVERY AND TRANSLATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT THIS SCALE. DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, A WIDE RANGE OF FIELD TRIALS WERE CONDUCTED, BRINGING POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS INTO FOCUS UNDER REAL WORLD GROWER CONDITIONS IN FLORIDA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| John Updike Jr | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Josh Snively | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Patricia Ouimet Phd | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Greg Hodges Phd | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Bob Newsome | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Ron Mahan | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| N Larry Black Jr | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| David Howard | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Aaron Himrod | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Ned Hancock | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Rob Atchley | VICE PRESIDE | 5 | $0 |
| Rick Dantzler | CHIEF OP OFF | 40 | $0 |
| Thomas A Obreza | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jeanna Mastrodicasa | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Rob Gilbert Phd | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
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