…DOT’s efforts support port cargo movement and whether they can be improved. GAO conducted case studies of the three major port regions on the West Coast; interviewed key stakeholders—such as…
HLB Positive Finds Rise to 30
…and Agriculture is reporting that two more citrus trees have tested positive for the deadly huanglongbing disease in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles County. The Citrus Pest and…
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…in Los Angeles County. Since then, 28 residential trees in the Hacienda Heights and San Gabriel areas have been identified as infected, and removed. There have been no detections of…
Los Angeles Schools Reconsider Flavored Milk
The Los Angeles Unified School District last week voted to loosen restrictions on flavored milks in school. The 6-1 vote allows chocolate and strawberry milk back into the city’s public…
Trade Wars Could Cost California 640,000 Jobs
…anti-trade, but the LA Times focuses on the steeper opposition by Trump, estimating the cost of Trump fulfilling his campaign promises against trade if elected. Los Angeles would lose an…
Western View: The Most Dangerous Highway?
…Los Angeles – 99 compares to that mess? I don’t think so. Or how about taking highway 1 through San Francisco? I aged ten years the last time I did…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Placer County
…to transport or send citrus fruit or leaves, potted citrus trees, or curry leaves from the quarantine area. ACP county-wide quarantines are now in place in Fresno, Imperial, Los Angeles,…
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Members Named
…Horton, Kan.; Catherine Burns, Produce Marketing Association, Newark, Del.; Carlos Castaneda, Castaneda and Sons Inc., Arroyo Grande, Calif.; Helen Dietrich, Ridgeview Orchards, Conklin, Mich.; Kristine Ellor, Phillips Mushroom Farms, Kennett…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…With programs such as this we are able promote efforts to decrease food insecurity through healthy diets and nutrition education.” The USDA report, Household Food Security in the United States,…
NCGA Applauds WRDA House Passage
…by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It also provides more than $10 billion in funding to the Army Corps to develop, maintain and support the nation’s port and waterways…
Citrus Crop Forecast Live Coverage Wednesday, October 12
…some in high demand globally. Approximately 3,000 acres of this type of bamboo have been growing in Italy for more than two years. Cooper hopes to report back about what…
New Markets Sought for Walnut Sector
…$1.86 a pound, then declined to $1.67 in 2014. Factors working against California walnut growers include China’s reduced import demand as the country’s own production increases; devaluation of the Chinese…
DPR Takes Action Against Grower
…43-acre vineyard. The enforcement action comes after DPR’s Residue Monitoring Program detected the pesticide Dimethoate on grapes at a wholesale store in Los Angeles County in August 2016. State and…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
…USDA’s Women in Agriculture Initiative abroad as well as expanding export opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products. Leaders from seven state agriculture departments as well as 23 U.S. agribusinesses…