Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida features a video of citrus grower Wayne Simmons giving his orange crop guesstimate and what the numbers from the latest Florida…
California Crop Weather
…pears, Asian pears, pomegranates, quince, and olives continued. Late variety peaches, plums, nectarines, and pluots were picked. Growers began pruning stone fruit orchards that had completed harvest. Valencia orange harvest…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…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 huanglongbing…
Citrus Utilized Production Down 15 Percent, Value Up 7 Percent
…except Arizona, which was unchanged. The value of the 2013-2014 United States citrus crop was up 7 percent from last season, at $3.39 billion (packinghouse-door equivalent). Orange value of production…
Ag Leaders On Hand as Governor Brown Signs Landmark Groundwater Legislation
…Center, Irvine Ranch Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Nature Conservancy, Northern California Water Association, Orange County Water District, Parker Groundwater, Resources Legacy Fund, San Gabriel Basin Water…
California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report
The initial 2014-15 Navel orange forecast is 81.0 million cartons. Of the total Navel orange forecast, 78.0 million cartons are estimated to be in the Central Valley. This forecast is…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in San Luis Obispo County
…In addition to the quarantine areas in San Luis Obispo County; portions of Fresno, Kern, and Tulare County and the entire counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino,…
All Eyes on Florida Citrus
What’s ahead for the nation’s citrus industry, especially when it comes to the Florida – where the majority of our orange juice comes from? With the July 2014 final USDA…
Recycled Water Safety Concerns
…Many people question that prediction, but Holden says it’s hard to prove otherwise. Orange County is already using indirect recycled water and officials say direct potable water is not far…
Recycled Water Leads Symposium
…talking about the safety and future of recycled water. Puglia announced that everyone at the symposium was drinking indirect recycled water, Orange county has been using the technology since 2008….
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…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
…away the most difficult year they have ever seen in our business.” A backhoe removes a 12-year-old Valencia orange tree at a Kern County grove owned by John Gless, left….
Tulare ACP Citrus Quarantine Expands, More Could Come
…addition to the developments in Tulare County, ACP quarantines remain in place in Fresno, Kern, Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and…
Crop Progress for June 4
…harvests remained active. Valencia orange harvest was ongoing. NUT CROPS Walnut and pistachio growers were irrigating orchards and spraying for weeds. Nuts continued to develop on walnut trees; growers monitored…