Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes reports from the recent HLB Grower Day and UAV Applications in Agriculture Workshop held at the Citrus Research and Education…
Pump Add-on Can Save Money
…are an easy upgrade for a reliable red-flag to things changing. The drought in California is causing water basin levels to change very quickly, especially during prime irrigation season, and…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Madera County
…citrus and curry tree nursery stock out of the quarantine area, and requires that all citrus fruit be cleaned of leaves and stems prior to moving out of the quarantine…
Citrus Industry This Week: HLB Grower Day Reports
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes summaries from speakers and a grower attendee of the recent HLB Grower Day held at the Citrus Research and Education…
USDA Provides $57.9 Million to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases through the 2014 Farm Bill Section 10007
…U.S. specialty crop producers. This year, APHIS is funding projects to support developing and propagating pest-free fruit trees, grapes, hops, berries, citrus, roses and sweet potatoes. The NCPN Governing Board,…
Fresno County Citrus Bloom Declared for District 3
…questions regarding the bloom period or the citrus/bee regulations. Fresno County Citrus Bee Protection Districts REMINDER: District 3 no longer includes the area between Riverbend and Academy Avenue (north of…
Citrus Bloom Period for Districts 1 and 2 in Fresno
Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer, Les Wright has announced that the citrus bloom period for Districts 1 and 2 will start at 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. All citrus growers,…
NIMITZ Nematicide Receives State Registration in California
…application, rather than temporary nematostatic (immobilizing) activity as seen with organophosphates and carbamate nematicides. “NMITZ is lethal to nematodes. As a result, we see greatly improved root health all season…
Kern County Bloom Report
…Road. This establishes the beginning of a time period when the use of insecticides is greatly restricted in citrus groves to enable bees to work the citrus blossoms and reduce…
Citrus Industry This Week: Fruit Drop; Crop Forecast; Grower Forum
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a report on fruit drop from Steve Farr, grove production manager with Ben Hill Griffin Inc.; details of the latest…
Valencia Orange Production Forecast at 20 Million Cartons
…the five-year average of 2.562. USDA/NASS March Citrus Ctrop Forecast 2014-15 California Valencia Orange Objective Measurement Report (.pdf) Citrus March Forecast Maturity Test Results and Fruit Size (.pdf) The next…
Additional Asian Citrus Psyllid Detections in Tulare County Expand Quarantine Further into Fresno County
…which are designed to keep ACP and other insects out. Residents with backyard citrus trees in the quarantine area are asked not to transport citrus fruit or leaves, potted citrus…
California Citrus Mutual Showcase
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Citrus Industry This Week: HLB Research Updates
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes updates on research projects involving the creation of psyllids that don’t spread HLB and high-density citrus plantings grown in screenhouses. Want to…