…put programs in place to address the greater need for flexibility to aid the specialty crop industry and provide more resources for research, disease response, and promotion and marketing. I…
Protect Your Poultry from Avian Influenza
…by our risk map, said Beatriz Martínez López, director of the Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance in the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis. The UC Agriculture…
Almond Matters: Bloom Weather Brings Issues
…for about four or five days off-and-on. It was wet and cold conditions so the bees weren’t flying. Then you have the amplification of problems with the fungicides and disease…
USDA Confirms H7 Avian Influenza in Tennessee
…the spread of the disease. Birds from the flock will not enter the food system. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is working directly with poultry workers at the affected facility…
Agri View: Citrus Disease Eradication
Everett Griner talks about eradication of the Asian Citrus Psyllid in today’s Agri View. Citrus Disease Eradication One of the greatest successes in the history of agriculture was the eradication…
Tarping Fines Could Be Costly
…citrus loads to be tarped or fully enclosed as they travel through the state. “There were new compliance agreements that were mailed out,” Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program Grower…
Citrus Showcase This Week
…California citrus industry is fighting that deadly disease,” he said. “We’ve also got a very good lunchtime program. It’s a roundtable-type discussion on a marketing program. Several leading marketers in…
Citrus Tarping Started March 1
…psyllid (ACP). The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP) is helping to get the word out about the new regulation. “That regulation is stating that every load, regardless of…
Fighting a Citrus Killer
…grant to fight a disease killing citrus trees. A team of scientists, led by a group at the University of California, Riverside, has received a five-year, $5.1 million grant from…
Bird Flu Strain Becoming More Severe in China
…disease in poultry and requires close monitoring. Animal health experts say bird flu infection rates on Chinese poultry farms may be far higher than previously thought, because the strain of…
Agri View: Red Meat Consumption
…claims much of what we have been told for decades. It is about red meat consumption and cardiovascular disease. After studying hundreds of research articles, consuming three ounces of red…
Botryosphaeria Concerns Rise with Wet Weather
…means growers need to move botryosphaeria up on their list of concerns. California Pistachio Research Board Manager Bob Klein said the fungal disease could be a big issue for pistachio…
President’s Day / National Cherry Pie Day
…second. But in February, Cherry is number 1. Now, not all past American Presidents were big fans of Cherry Pie. President Pierce preferred Fried Pies, President Grant was a fan…
Coordinated ACP Management Meetings
The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP) will hold meetings in the southern Central Valley about coordinated Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) treatments. Organizers said communication between growers is essential…