The California Department of Food and Agriculture is circulating a Draft Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Statewide Plant Pest and Management Program for a 45-day public review and comment…
Drought Relief Food Giveaway
…fresh, local produce will be sent to food banks in Merced, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Watsonville, Salinas, Santa Maria, Oxnard, Riverside and San Diego. “We are seeing an increased number of…
SLO Deals with Additional ACP Finds
…in Los Angeles County in 2012. However, the disease has devastated citrus industries in other areas, such as Florida and Brazil. Huanglongbing and the Asian citrus psyllid are key topics…
Expansion of the LBAM Quarantine Boundary – San Luis Obispo
…boundary can be found at http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/lbam/regulation.html#central. The quarantine boundary is being expanded because San Luis Obispo chose to combine the Cayucos and Los Osos quarantine boundaries, creating a combined quarantine…
Governor Signs CA Budget With FFA Funding Included
…result of the hard work of thousands of FFA students and advocates throughout the state of California. Our area was tremendous in showing its support from the from the beginning…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expands
…in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. The ACP is an invasive species of grave concern because it can carry the disease…
Proposed Expansion of the Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine Boundary
For Torrance area, Los Angeles County. Effective June 10, 2014, the Department is expanding the Los Angeles County Quarantine Boundary for Grids 469 and 470. A map of the proposed…
Tulare ACP Citrus Quarantine Expands, More Could Come
…that state. The University of Florida estimates the disease has tallied more than 6,600 lost jobs, $1.3 billion in lost revenue to growers and $3.6 billion in lost economic activity….
2014 FSA County Committee Elections
…los comités de la Farm Service Agency (FSA) en los condados es importante para todos los agricultores y ganaderos ya tengan operaciones agrícolas grandes o pequeñas por que los comités…
California Weekly Wholesale Feedstuff Prices
…Joaquin Valley 410.00-426.00 unch-up 1.00 May-Sep 410.00 unch Nov-Mar 350.00 unch Truck-Rail Delivered Los Angeles NA Cottonseed Hulls FOB Central San Joaquin Valley May-Sep 230.00 unch Nov-Mar 205.00 unch Truck-Rail…
CDFA Identifies ACP Quarantine Area in SLO County
…or curry leaves, or potted trees from the quarantine area. In addition to San Luis Obispo County, ACP quarantines are now in place in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San…
ACP Found in San Luis Obispo County
…than 6,600 lost jobs, $1.3 billion in lost revenue to growers and $3.6 billion in lost economic activity for the state. The disease does not affect human health. A single…
Medfly Infestation Triggers Quarantine in Central Los Angeles Area
Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) SACRAMENTO, March 24, 2014 – A quarantine has been declared due to a Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) infestation detected in city of Los Angeles. One adult…
Drought Could Affect Food Prices This Year and Next
…not get sufficient rains this fall and winter. Sean Villa, president of Great West Produce, a produce broker in Los Angeles County, said he expects a number of products to…