…a Whole Foods in downtown Los Angeles, the price of organic Hass avocados was slashed by 33 percent. Boneless rib eye prices dropped nearly 18 percent, while the price for…
Harvey Forces Shutdown of Texas Ports, Threatens Others
Two major ports along the Gulf of Mexico in Texas are closed following the flooding and damage from Hurricane Harvey. Ports at the Texas Gulf account for about 24 percent…
Mexico Won’t Negotiate NAFTA Via Twitter
…to the Los Angeles Times. Agriculture is among several industries that benefit from NAFA and have expressed concerns about the prospect of terminating the trade deal. From the National Association…
Quarantine for Citrus Disease Huanglongbing Extends to Portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
…Los Angeles and Orange counties. The quarantine will prohibit the movement of all citrus nursery stock out of the area, while maintaining existing provisions allowing the movement of only commercially…
Over 20 Trees Added to California HLB List
…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…