…Ventura counties. The ACP is an invasive species of grave concern because it can carry the disease huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening. All citrus and closely related species…
CA Citrus Could Go Back to China
…County, where they will visit packinghouses and groves. China stopped accepting citrus from California just over a year ago, citing worries about the citrus disease brown rot. China was the…
USDA Takes Steps to Stop PEDv, PDCoV
…says routine and standard disease reporting will help identify the magnitude of the disease in the United States and can help determine whether additional actions are needed. The number of…
Stop Huanglongbing Before It Starts in CA Citrus
With the threat of Huanglongbing disease, or citrus greening, hanging over California’s citrus industry, a leader in the citrus industry discusses measures we all can take to stop the disease….
Researchers Find Possible Cure for Citrus Disease HLB
There’s new hope in the fight against the citrus disease Huanglongbing. Sabrina Hill has more. Florida Researchers Find Possible Cure for Citrus Disease Researchers with the University of Florida may…
AgNeTVideo: Nick Hill on Preventing Asian Citrus Psyllid Spread
Citrus grower and managing partner of Greenleaf Farms, Nick Hill talks about best management practices for preventing the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid. The psyllid can spread huanglongbing disease,…
Weekly Cotton Market Review
…cotton fields were replanted to beans or American Pima varieties because of the presence of Race 4 Fusarium wilt. The disease causes vascular wilt in cotton but is less harmful…
USDA Announces Funding, Issues Federal Order to Combat PEDv
…impacted by the virus become re-infected, and routine and standard disease reporting will help identify the magnitude of the disease in the United States and can help determine whether additional…
Citrus Meeting to Focus on ACP Spread Prevention
…The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program is continuing its work on preventing the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid, this time with a meeting for growers in San Bernardino….
Naval Orangeworm Headlines Almond Symposium
…up and down the valley presenting on Nitrogen and potassium in orchards, disease management and irrigation systems. Almond Symposium Research Scientist Joel Siegel presented his findings regarding the navel orangeworm,…
Back in Time to Find Future UG99 Resistant Wheat
Researchers are taking a page from the Doc Brown playbook to develop wheat varieties resistant to a threatening fungal disease. Rod Bain reports. Back in Time to Find Future UG99…
Huanglongbing Disease Looming Over California
Asian Citrus Psyllid With the threat of Huanglongbing Disease looming over California, several protections are now in place. Huanglongbing is the citrus disease that is spread by the Asian Citrus…
Three New Threats Identified for California Wine Grapes
Brown Marmorated Stinkbug At their last meeting, the CDFA Pierces Disease/Glassy Winged Sharp Shooter Board designated grapevine red blotch-associated virus, vine mealybug, and the brown marmorated stinkbug as threats to…
U.S. Forest Service Increases its Firefighting Aircraft Fleet as Fire Season Begins
…firelines safely. Climate change, pests and disease, and suburban sprawl have combined to portend more severe wildfire seasons in recent years. Over the last three decades, fire season lengths have…