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Last year’s total was about 45 million boxes.“That’s clearly up significantly,” he said. “(Hurricane) Irma really hit us hard (in 2017).”The state’s growers are expected to ship 6.4 million boxes of grapefruit and 1.2 million boxes of tangerines this season.“It’s a good-size crop for the hole that we were in,” Meadows said.     Oviedo, Fla.-based Duda Farm Fresh Foods is shipping juice oranges, navel oranges, tangerines and white and red grapefruit this winter, said account manager John Holford.    “All oranges volume should be up 30% to 40% from last year’s crop, mostly due to the Hurricane Irma devastation we encountered,” he said.“Quality is better now that we have had some cooler weather,” he said.Getting the fruit to color up during the warm fall was a challenge.The company had just finished its navel crop, Holford said in early January, and expected to start picking valencias in February.Grapefruit volume should be up more than 60% for the company this year compared to last year, when the firm’s orchards received a direct hit from the hurricane, he said.He expected a “nice rebound in volume this year.”Duda Farm Fresh Foods is offering red and white grapefruit, and Holford said he hopes the crop will extend into March.Florida Classic Gowers Inc., Dundee, Fla., will have an extended season this year for its valencia oranges as a result of an expanded storage program, said president Al Finch.This year’s program is expected to run through June, a few weeks longer than usual.The company’s valencia program should start in late January.“We anticipate having a good crop,” Finch said.Early indications are that sizing is larger than last season, he said, with more 64- and 80-count fruit.He said he expected to ship more valencias this year than last year.Honey tangerines were scheduled to start harvesting the week o...

Childs is pursuing her Master of Science degree in Engineering and Technology Management at Morehead State University.BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION■ Richard Wehrle has been elected to the board of directors of the Blue Grass Community Foundation, a public charity that supports the quality of life in Central and Appalachia Kentucky through philanthropy and civic engagement. Wehrle is a member of the law firm of Stites & Harbison, based in the Lexington office.DRI■ Stephanie M. Wurdock, an attorney with Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney PLLC in Lexington, has been appointed second vice chair of the DRI Young Lawyers Committee for 2018-2019. DRI is a leading organization of civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel.GOD’S PANTRY FOOD BANK■ The following individuals have been elected to serve on the board of directors of God’s Pantry Food Bank in Lexington: Colmon Elridge III, Kentucky Education Association; Scott McCauley, Limestone Bank; and Paul B. Mulhollem, Clairebrook Farms.GOVERNOR’S SCHOLARS PROGRAM■ Thomas T. Noland Jr. has been appointed to the Governor’s Scholars Program board of directors. Noland, of Louisville, is senior vice president of Louisville-based Humana Inc.GREATER LOUISVILLE INC.■ Greater Louisville Inc. has announced the following new appointments to its board of directors: Charles Scholtz, Brown-Forman; Kevin Smith, Beam Suntory; Aimee Jewel, University of Louisville; Karl Schmitt, Louisville Sports Commission; and Glenn Sullivan, Sullivan University System. Scholtz and Purna Veer, of V-Soft Consulting, have been named to the nonprofit organization’s executive committee.KEENELAND■ Everett Dobson, S. Walker Hancock Jr. and W. Gray Lyster IV have been named to Keeneland’s advisory board of directors. Dobson is the owner of Candy Meadows Farm near Lexington. Hancock is president of Claiborne Farm, near Paris. Lyster is co-general manager of Ashview Farm,...