The farm bill frameworks from the U.S. House and Senate Agriculture Committees include specific funding for combating Huanglongbing (HLB). Both frameworks continue funding the Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension…
Farm Bill Frameworks Receiving Significant Industry Support
…specialty crops in both proposals, the SCFBA emphasizes the need for bipartisan collaboration for the bill’s passage. California Citrus Mutual has lauded the commitment to battling Huanglongbing (HLB) in the…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Discovery Opens Additional Research Opportunities
A failed field test has revealed a significant discovery about the Asian citrus psyllid, the vector of Huanglongbing (HLB). Research indicates that the bacteria causing citrus greening can disrupt the…
NIFA Grants to Help UCR Develop New Options to Combat HLB
…Danelle Seymour leads a $6.8 million project breeding HLB-resistant rootstocks, collaborating with USDA’s Kim Bowman. Another project, led by Chandrika Ramadugu with $3.28 million in funding, aims to develop HLB-resistant…
Five HLB-Positive Trees Detected in San Diego County
…250 meters of the HLB-positive trees is underway. As part of their ongoing efforts, CDFA has also updated HLB quarantine maps for San Diego County. Other HLB quarantines are also…
Quarantine Boundaries Updated for Multiple Pests
…detection of HLB in Ventura County for the first time last month, CDFA implemented an initial five-mile-radius quarantine area around the find site. As of November 1, the HLB quarantine…
First HLB Detection in Ventura Prompts Quarantine
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has imposed a quarantine in Ventura County due to the discovery of Huanglongbing (HLB). This marks the first instance of HLB-positive trees…
CLas-Positive ACP Confirmed in Ventura County
…original property and all HLB host plants located within a 250-meter radius. Despite the concerning discovery, HLB has not been detected in any citrus trees in Ventura County as of…
New Research Shows Promise for Mitigating HLB
Researchers at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) may have found a promising solution to combat Huanglongbing (HLB). The breakthrough comes from the ARS Crop Improvement and Genetics Research unit in…
More Time Requested for Review of EPA’s Vulnerable Species Pilot Program
…individuals and industries.” California Citrus Mutual (CCM) also raised concerns with the Vulnerable Species Pilot program. However, these concerns were related to HLB mitigation and other potential threats from invasive…
Citrus Breeding Research Receives Increased Federal Support
Citrus breeding efforts will be bolstered through an overall increase in citrus industry support. Congress has approved funding assistance for the Citrus Health Response Program and the HLB Multi-Agency Coordination….
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 12-08-22
…commercial HLB detection response guide that is now available and Senat Ag take up the research title of the Farm Bill. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
Less Than Four Percent of ACP Tested Carry HLB Bacterium in Groves
An ongoing study in coastal Southern California citrus groves has found that just over 3.5% of Asian citrus psyllids (ACP) tested are carrying the bacterium that can cause HLB. ACP…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 07-21-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the most recent California crop progress and conditions report, the HLB quarantine update…