…psyllids in the battle with huanglongbing, and how the beef industry is rebounding from initial pandemic challenges. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more….
The Western View: California is Winning the War on ACP
…a big punch: it carries the bacteria that causes Huanglongbing or HLB, also known as citrus greening. This disease has devastated citrus around the world. The California Department of Food…
Week in Review: CFAP 2 Signups Underway, Growers Work Through Smoke Challenges
…of smoke coming from the wildfires. Researchers are looking to get a better understanding of Huanglongbing issues through an organic survey. All of the top agricultural news can be found…
Addressing HLB Challenges Through Organic Citrus Survey
An organic citrus survey is being offered as a way to learn more about the challenges and successes the industry has had in combatting Huanglongbing (HLB). The project is being…
Week in Review: HLB Solution in Sight? Ag Avoids Some Legislative Challenges
…against Huanglongbing and may have a potential solution in sight. Industry groups expressed disappointment in Governor Gavin Newsom’s endorsement of Proposition 15. A bilingual video series has been made available…
HLB Solution Could Be Available in Three Years
…disease known as huanglongbing (HLB). The potential cure Jin discovered is a peptide found in the fruit of greening-tolerant Australian finger limes, which have been consumed by humans for hundreds…
New Asian Citrus Psyllid Research Set to Begin in 2021
…recently notified that their new research project has been approved for funding support. The project is going to take a closer look at the phenology of Huanglongbing and its prevalence…
The Western View: UC Turns The Tide on HLB
…greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing or HLB. This disease has devastated citrus crops and baffled scientists around the globe. So the need for an HLB cure is a global…
Week in Review: Infected ACP in Commercial Grove and New Winery Wastewater Requirements
As Asian citrus psyllid was found in a commercial grove in Riverside County that was confirmed to be carrying the bacterium that causes Huanglongbing disease. A new wastewater regulation has…
Infected ACP in Commercial Grove ‘Not A Surprising Development’
Officials are working to conduct surveys after an Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) carrying the bacteria which causes huanglongbing (HLB) was found in Riverside County. It marks the first time that…
New Targets for Huanglongbing Treatments
…with Huanglongbing or HLB, also known as citrus greening disease. The team’s work is described in a new paper published in Nature’s npj Systems Biology and Applications. The research team made models…
CLas-Positive ACP Discovered in Riverside Commercial Grove
An Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) sample has been confirmed positive for Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the bacteria that causes huanglongbing (HLB). The sample was collected from a commercial citrus grove…
Citrus Industry Positive About Federal HLB Funding
…supporting programs that limit the spread of huanglongbing disease in the state. Allocations for the programs comes from multiple sources, and Creamer said he believes HLB funding on a national…
Week in Review: New HLB Treatment Shows Promise, Burger King Makes A Stink About Methane
Researchers from the University of California Riverside have made a promising new discovery that could help in the fight against Huanglongbing in citrus. Burger King has launched an advertising campaign…