…with backyard citrus trees in the quarantine area are asked not to transport citrus fruit or leaves, potted citrus trees, or curry leaves from the quarantine area. ACP county-wide quarantines…
Citrus Industry This Week: Indian River Crop Update; Irrigation Scheduling Methods
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes information about the USDA releasing US-1516 Citrus Rootstock, a crop update with Doug Bournique, and a discussion with Kelly Morgan about irrigation…
Agri View: Satsuma Oranges
It looks like the Satsuma Orange is making a comeback. The small tasty orange was never a part of the citrus industry. It was grown mostly in North Florida and…
Calif. to Host Informational Sessions on the Food Safety Modernization Act in January
…Organic Farmers (CCOF), California Citrus Mutual (CCM), California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF), California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA), California Grain & Feed Association (CGFA), and Western Growers Association (WGA). For more…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…Dr. Kim Bowman, in collaboration with or support from industry partners, including Florida Citrus Research Foundation, Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council, and Florida Citrus Research and Development Foundation. Dr….
HLB Summit Updates California Growers
…a bacterium that can be transmitted by an insect called the Asian citrus psyllid or by grafting infected plant material. HLB symptoms in citrus include asymmetrical, blotchy yellowing of leaves,…
Temperatures Positive for Citrus
…this winter, it could mean good things for the Valley’s citrus crop. California Citrus Mutual will continue to release statements following cold weather incidents for the remainder of the season….
Citrus Industry This Week: Greening-Resistant Trees; HLB Dialog
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes information about new research developments from the University of Florida on HLB and a letter to the Citrus Industry editor from Bill…
California Citrus Mutual Donates $25,000 Biological Control Research
…the Citrus Matters social campaign encouraging consumers and citrus growers to share why “Citrus Matters” to them. For every share of the #citrusmatters hashtag, Bayer contributed $1 to CCM to…
Citrus Industry This Week: Small Citrus Growers Try to Stay Afloat; Box Tax Vote
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes a report from Florida Citrus Commissioner, Ned Hancock and information from Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s Chief Operations Officer, Harold Browning about…
Register Today for HLB Early Detection Technology Summit
…of research is being conducted, but for a variety of reasons, the new technologies are not being utilized in the field or for regulatory application. California Citrus Mutual and the…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…fruit products are currently as high as 21.3 percent. They will be immediately eliminated for many products including grape juice, prune juice, dried cranberries, essential citrus fruit oils, dried plums,…
Farm-to-Food Bank Month a Time for Sharing and Caring
…tremendous support from producers of rice, citrus, fresh fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, and eggs, to name just a few commodities. In fact, more than 120 family farms have worked…
Pistachio Chilling Hours Worse Than Drought
…extremely light due to a combination of the extended drought and warmer winter weather. Cooperative Extension Pistachio and Citrus Farm Advisor Craig Kallsen says the latter was likely a much…