Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the roller coaster of citrus markets due to the…
Webinars Remain Available for Continuing Education Units
…series sponsored by the Citrus Research Board. The next webinar in the UC Ag Experts Talk series will be held Wednesday, April 8 beginning at 3:00 p.m. UC Riverside Department…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 04-01-20
…crisis, get an update on the Central Valley’s citrus bloom and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA is allowing veterinarians to practice telemedicine to better assist animal health needs….
Citrus Bloom Starting Up in the Central Valley
Citrus bloom is officially underway in several areas of the Central Valley, with weather forecasts projecting fairly warm conditions. Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Tom Tucker noted that District 1 in…
HLB Spreads North to San Bernardino, Expands Quarantine
CDFA, March 24, 2020 – A citrus quarantine expansion has been declared following the detection of the citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB) in one residential citrus tree in the City of…
The Western View: Just Wait – It’s The Thing To Do
…and Citrus Industry Magazine. The Western View ~ 03.25-2020 About the Author Len Wilcox Len Wilcox is a retired scientist who also ran a newspaper and has written for agricultural…
Shrubs to Make Your Spring Garden Shine
…in bloom. Along with hyacinths and lilacs, mock orange has one of spring’s best fragrances (even though they’re not related to citrus, they smell just like orange blossoms). This easy-growing shrub…
The Western View: Covid-19 Turns Our World Upside Down
…do and nothing will keep them from doing it. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. The Western View ~ COVID-19 About…
USDA Funds California Efforts to Address Pest Issues
…million will be going towards supporting the state’s Emergency Plant Health Response Teams. An additional $850,000 will be divided between support for surveying for Asian defoliator moths and citrus pests….
Automated Fertigation Could Be Ideal for Avocado Trees
Spoon-feeding nutrients to trees has been beneficial in trials and could be well suited with avocado production. Citrus growers in Florida trying to cope with huanglongbing disease have found that…
The Western View: New Water Rules Spell Disaster
…this. Stop the disaster now and restore our water allotments. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. The Western View ~ Water…
Week in Review: Citrus Gets A Break from Tariffs and Hemp Rule Flexibility
…include the impact of water regulations on land values and how the citrus industry is faring with the developments in the Chinese market. To receive stories like these directly in…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-06-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering an overview of the current citrus season with California…
The Western View: Farmers Get the Pork Into the Barrel
…View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. About the Author Len Wilcox Len Wilcox is a retired scientist who also ran a newspaper and has written for agricultural publications…