The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program says two additional trees have tested HLB-positive in Southern California. The trees were not in close proximity to each other; however, both are…
Cargill Stops Antibiotic Use in Turkey Flocks
Cargill has stopped using an antibiotic for disease prevention in its turkey flocks. The move follows concerns that using the antibiotic, gentamicin (gent-ta-mice-in), contributes to the threat of antimicrobial resistance….
CA Free of TB Testing for Cattle Movement
…of TB testing. The upgraded status is a result of several years of testing and related biosecurity efforts following the detection of the disease in five dairy herds dating between…
Agri View: Consuming GMO Crops
…therapeutic ingredients that doctors “prescribe” them for patients at risk for cancer and heart disease. A plant biochemist at Michigan State University, DellaPenna believes that genetically engineered foods are the…
Cattlemen’s Association Disappointed in Brazil Announcement
…domestic herds is at stake as Brazil continues to have problems with foot-and-mouth disease, along with continued bad-faith acts in the international trade community. The American public will also be…
S&W Seed Company Signs First U.S. Sorghum License Agreement
…Company. “We believe our hybrid grain sorghum varieties are some of the highest yielding in the world, and incorporate other important traits such as disease resistance and drought tolerance. This…
Beef Exports Reopen to Brazil
…the United States’ negligible risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (in-sef-o-lop-athy), commonly known as mad cow disease. Since last year alone, USDA has eliminated BSE-related restrictions in 16 countries, regaining…
China Pig Prices Reaching Near Record Levels amid Flooding
…10,000 hogs drowned in flood waters. Flooding also raises the risk of disease, as improper treatment of corpses could cause widespread disease after flood. China is the world’s largest pork…
Scope of New Olive Disease
…familiar with. Scope of New Olive Disease A new disease is showing up in olive trees. Cooperative Extension Orchard Systems Advisor Dani Lightle says the disease is so new there…
New Oil Olive Disease in California?
…New Oil Olive Disease in California? University of California Cooperative Extension Orchard Systems Advisor Dani Lightle says there’s a new disease popping up in olive trees. “There have been some…
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…anyone knows, the pests that spread HLB in Florida and Texas have not spread the disease into California’s commercial citrus groves. California HLB detections have been limited to 17 trees…
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
…this fight.” For more information about the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program and California Citrus Mutual, visit CaliforniaCitrusThreat.org and CaCitrusMutual.com, respectively. From the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program….
Poultry Pets Sicken More than 600 People
…had to be hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says “these outbreaks are expected to continue for the next several months since flock owners…
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
…although many fields look good, he has seen more fields hit with the fungal disease fusarium wilt Race 3 than in previous years. The race refers to the strain. Symptoms…