By: Ernie Neff Asian citrus psyllids are detected sporadically in the San Joaquin Valley — home to most California oranges and mandarins — and are endemic in Southern California lemon …
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
Cal Poly Pomona College of Agriculture announces the opening of a new 5,040-square-foot research and insect production greenhouse to help control the Asian citrus psyllid. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk …
New Greenhouse Aids ACP Control
A new Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) research greenhouse will open next week. Citrus leaders say the facility will aid natural ACP control efforts. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For …
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantines
Quarantines are now in place in both Merced and Monterey Counties due to recent Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) detections. One ACP was detected near the City of Merced in Merced …
IndexBox Marketing: Orange Market In Crisis
According to a report by IndexBox Marketing, the orange market is in crisis. One of the main reasons is the “citrus greening” disease, widespread in the key centers of orange …
Citrus Forecast has Slight Changes
The final citrus crop forecast of the 2015-16 season, issued by Mark Hudson, USDA Agricultural Statistics Board, is up 2.5 million boxes for California, now at 54.5 million boxes. The total comprises 44 million …
Safe Fruit and Juice
Cathy Isom tells us about the research happening right now to keep some of our favorite fruit and juice nutritious, delicious, and safe! That’s coming up on This Land of …
National Orange Blossom Day
It’s no secret the orange blossom is the official flower of the state of Florida. Cathy Isom checks out why we celebrate a fragrant flower from a sweet fruit. That’s …
HLB-Identified Trees Tested, Most Negative
Huanglongbing (HLB)-detecting dogs alerted on several trees earlier this month in California. Those identified trees were tested, and only one came back HLB-positive. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For …
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
May Crop Comments – California In Napa County, sulfur applications on grapes and the suckering of grape vines continued. In Fresno County, rain and cloudy weather prolonged the bloom period …
Citrus Industry This Week: Citrus Expo; Bactericide Discussion; Crop Forecast
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes information on Citrus Expo news, a summary of a grower discussion on bactericide use and the latest citrus crop forecast. …
Asian Citrus Psyllid Pest Found in Monterey County
Additional Traps Being Set Monterey County has had its first detection of the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) in a residential neighborhood of Northeast Salinas. The ACP was positively identified on June 7th …
Removing HLB Infected Trees Only Option
It’s recommended that HLB infected trees be taken out if and when there start showing up in commercial groves in California and growers say Florida would be in a much …
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
Mark Hudson, USDA/National Agriculture Statistics Service, from Washington, D.C. issued the June citrus crop forecast. There were no changes reported for California citrus, but Florida had a slight increase reported in …