…Asian psyllid,” said Bruce Babcock, Professor in the School of Public Policy at UC Riverside. Babcock also noted regulatory costs as being one of the most significant challenges facing the…
Improving LREC for Better Community Engagement
…agricultural production and specifically the citrus industry. “We’d like to put in an eating area and an amphitheater and just really expand what we do in terms of outreach about…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…Ohio communities free of Asian longhorned beetle, in Monroe Township after a seven-year eradication effort and in Stonelick Township after a six-year effort. National School Lunch Program To make school…
The California Kitchen: Southwestern Asian BBQ Ribs
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Southwestern Asian BBQ Ribs with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 Rack Baby Back Ribs…
Genome Published of the Small Hive Beetle, a Major Honey Bee Parasite
…published. Completing the SHB genome takes on even more importance when you realize that among the SHB’s close relatives are the destructive and invasive Asian longhorned beetle along with other…
The Western View: What We Don’t Know About Geo-Engineering
…can predict the outcome. The unintended consequences could be catastrophic. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us online at www.citrusindustry.net. Sponsored…
Environmental Group Challenges Shasta Dam Project
…the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the web at www.citrusindustry.net. Sponsored Content Purina Podcast: Managing for Success from One Life Phase to Another…
BEE Where Website Helps Growers
…their hives. That’s because of new legislation passed with the support of The California State Beekeepers Association, The Almond Board, California Citrus Mutual (CCM) and other groups. The new law…
CCM: Farm Bill Deal Good for Citrus Future
…the year. Included in the initial agreement is language providing $25 million per year for 5 years for research specific to the invasive insect Asian citrus psyllid and plant deadly…
Combatting ACP by Removing Abandoned Citrus Farms
Adult Asian citrus psyllid on a citrus leaf. USDA/ARS Photo by David Hall Last year, Tulare County developed a plan to remove dead or abandoned citrus trees as one of…
Manage the Forest to Control Wildfires
…take active measures to make the forest safe for human habitation again. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine, Visit us on…
California Citrus Network Now Available as Grower Resource
The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) has launched the California Citrus Network as a means to address industry concerns through a collaborative approach. The new website will be another…
Psyllid Parasitoid Releases Hit Milestone in CA
…of dust. (Courtesy CDFA) Asian citrus psyllid parasitoid releases have hit a total to celebrate in California. At first, rearing enough psyllid parasitic wasps called tamarixia seemed daunting in California….
Numerous ACP Found Near Visalia, California
A large population of Asian citrus psyllids (ACP) and nymphs were found in an older residential area northwest of Visalia, California, last week. With multiple life stages of ACP found,…