SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, D.C.  20549


                                     Form 8-K


                                   CURRENT REPORT
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)      September 16, 2002
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                                 ALICO, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Florida                           0-261                          59-0906081
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(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission                  (IRS Employer
           of incorporation)      File Number)           Identification No.)


Post Office Box 338, La Belle, Florida                             33975
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (863) 675-2966
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Item 5.  Other Events

   Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the
Registrant on September 16, 2002 and was attached as Exhibit 01 to the
Form 8-K filing on Septembe 16, 2002, providing information concerning the
Registrant's announcement of a new Board of Directors member.


Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

( c ) Exhibit

Exhibit 01 - Press release issued September 16, 2002.




                                    SIGNATURES

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          ALICO, INC.
                                          (Registrant)



                                            /s/ W. BERNARD LESTER
September 16, 2002                         By__________________________________
__________________                          W. Bernard Lester, President
Date                                       (Signature)



EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number                           Description

01 Press release issued September 16, 2002



AMY GRAVINA NAMED TO
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ALICO INC.

LABELLE, Fla. (Sept. 16, 2002) - Ben Hill Griffin, III, chairman of the
board and CEO of Alico, Inc. (ALCO), announces the election of Amy Gravina,
APR, to the board of directors of the LaBelle-based agribusiness company.
Gravina is the president of the Southwest Florida public relations and
marketing firm of Gravina, Smith & Matte.

"Amy is a highly respected community leader who has been an integral part
of the Alico team for more than a decade," said Griffin.  "During the past
20 years, she has been involved in some of the most important issues facing
the Southwest Florida region, and we look forward to her leadership on
the board."

Gravina, who holds bachelor's and master's degrees in mass communication
from the University of Florida, established Gravina, Smith & Matte in 1983.
She previously had served as marketing director for the Mariner Group and
as promotion director for CBS affiliate WINK-TV.   She has earned numerous
awards for public relations campaigns and marketing programs, and recently
was honored with the highest award in the state from the Florida Public
Relations Association.

For more than a decade, Gravina has been involved in the communications
effort related to the siting of Florida Gulf Coast University and the
planning for Alico's land holdings near the university.

Gravina currently serves on the boards of Florida Gulf Bank and the
Uncommon Friends Foundation.  She is a past director of the Economic
Development Council of Collier County, the Foundation for Lee County
Public Schools and the Chamber of Southwest Florida.

Alico Inc. is an agribusiness company, primarily engaged in the
production of citrus, cattle, sugarcane, sod and forest products.