Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes details on the best pruning level to rehab HLB-infected citrus trees and a report on how citrus growers are preparing…
A Better Tomato Tomorrow – part 2
…series, Cathy Isom continues her report on the high tech research being used on a popular fruit so consumers don’t have to wait until next season. A Better Tomato Tomorrow-2…
Western View: Critical Meeting Wednesday – You’re Invited
…they have closed the valve on a water delivery that could have had a big impact in the upcoming growing season. If you want to catch a bus ride up…
A Better Tomato Tomorrow – Part 1
Cathy Isom fills us in on how ag experts are hoping to change one off-season fruit from being passed up in the produce aisle. A Better Tomato Tomorrow-1…
Benefits of Pheromone Traps for NOW
Newer pheromone traps can give growers season-long monitoring of navel orange worm (NOW) while maximizing application effectiveness. Benifits of Pheromone Traps Pheromone traps for navel orange worm allow growers to…
Citrus Industry This Week: Best Practices for HLB; Disease During Bloom
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a grower’s view on HLB strategies and what disease to watch for during citrus bloom. Want to learn more? Click…
No Changes in February USDA/NASS Citrus Crop Forecast
…time. The March citrus crop forecast can be heard “Live” right here on AgNet West.com. February Citrus Crop Forecast February USDA/NASS Citrus Maturity Test Results and Fruit Size form (.pdf)…
Atwater FFA Charters a Strong Showing at Arbuckle Field Day
…of the FFA judging season where thousands of students throughout California compete in various agriculture skill contests. Contests are held at major community colleges and universities up and down the…
Citrus Expo 2015 Planning: “Meeting Challenges. Moving Forward.”
Citrus Expo is set for Aug 19-20 at the Lee Civic Center in Fort Myers, Florida. Representatives from several Florida citrus grower organizations and the Citrus Research and Development Foundation…
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
…(HLB), also known as citrus greening, a devastating citrus disease that threatens U.S. citrus production. The money will fund promising projects that could offer near-term solutions as well as research…
USDA: Slow Snowpack Development for Much of the West
…the Southwest wasn’t enough to take these regions out of drought conditions. In Western states where snowmelt accounts for the majority of seasonal water supply, information about snowpack serves as…
West Coast Ports Close for the Weekend, Impacting Major Citrus Export Opportunity
…the meantime the shutdown is having an impact on a $500 million California citrus export opportunity. “Today’s announcement by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) further jeopardizes California citrus exports as…
Citrus Industry This Week: Grower Tools for the HLB Battle
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes the best thing growers can do right now for HLB as well as information on new tools for the control…
NOW Traps Allow Longer Monitoring
…trap for navel orangeworm. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Haviland suggest growers don’t replace the old egg traps, but use both of the traps at different points in the season….