…be slightly expanded in Orange and Los Angeles Counties. The new detections were found due to intensive surveying that’s part of the response program. Highly trained crews sample trees where…
APHIS Publishes Final Rule to Allow Fresh Hass Avocado Fruit from Colombia into the Continental U.S.
…and inspection at the port of entry. In October 2016 APHIS published a proposed rule to amend APHIS regulations to allow the importation of fresh Hass avocado fruit from Colombia…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…Services Unlimited Inc., Los Angeles, California, $500,000 Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, Woodland, California, $500,000 FRESHFARM Markets, Inc., Washington, District of Columbia, $250,000 Atlanta Community Food Bank, Atlanta,…
Cuba, Houston, Sign Port Agreement
The Port Authority of Houston, Texas and its counterpart in Cuba have signed an agreement of “friendship and commercial cooperation.” The agreement between the two launches an opportunity to “continue…
Western View: Waters of California?
…time. According to an article in the Los Angeles Daily News, farmers, homebuilders, developers, and business groups have already testified against these proposed state regulations. They warn that the rules…
How to Attract Hummingbirds
…the water. Also, it important to know that hummingbirds are very territorial, so it is best to have several small feeders with one feeding port, as opposed to one large…
Western View: Ventura County
…with people. In Los Angeles and Orange counties, the old orchards and row crops now grow houses and strip malls; this is where they paved paradise and put in a…
Mid-South Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
…are: Louisiana – Christian Frierson and John Frierson, both from Shreveport; Heath Herring from St. Joseph; and Mead Hardwick from Monroe; Mississippi – Graham Flautt from Sumner; Paul Good from…
State Funds Authorized to Combat ACP
…stated. To-date, HLB has been found in 73 citrus trees in urban areas of the Los Angeles Basin which has led to multiple quarantines in Los Angeles and Orange Counties….
Better Beef Access in China Will Take Time
…few and far between. Derrell Peel, an Ag Economist at Oklahoma State University, says it’s a long-term project to build up beef export numbers to China. “There are some restrictions…
Cuba Policy Not Good for Ag
…will keep U.S. companies from doing direct financial transactions with companies controlled by the Cuban military. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says the opportunity for American agriculture to export more products…
NPPC, Ports Coalition, Applaud Early West Coast Port Contract Talks
The National Pork Producers Council has signed onto a letter from the Ports Coalition applauding early contract talks between port unions and west coast port operators. The letter specifically applauds…
Agri View: California Dealing With Citrus HLB
…being taken lightly. My report stated that the problem has been found in non-commercial trees in the Los Angeles basin. But that does not mean the problem is not being…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
…of all host plants and fruits within a five-mile radius of the find sites and applies to residents and commercial operations alike. The HLB quarantine maps for Los Angeles and…