Citrus Stride raises tons of fresh citrus for California food banks CDFA employees join other walkers at the State Capitol for the first annual Citrus Stride for California food banks….
The California Kitchen: Caramelized Onion Asian Eggplant Parmesan
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing caramelized onion Asian eggplant Parmesan with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 2 Asian Eggplants 4 T Chenin…
California Growers Host Inaugural Citrus Stride
…communities Celebration of Citrus Strong month and California’s citrus farmers Citrus Strong’s partnership with local food banks with the goal of donating over 100,000 pounds of citrus fruits The dedication…
Creating an Easy and Fast HLB Test
…focusing on the proteins. More about the research From UC ANR: Because the pathogen that is associated with HLB doesn’t spread throughout infected citrus trees right away, selecting a branch…
Citrus Industry This Week: Bactericide Update; New Citrus Plant Pathologist
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes an update on bactericide use and an introduction of the new citrus plant pathologist at Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC)….
Balance Key to State Water Management
Citrus leaders, like many other industry leaders, are bringing up the balance issue in the state’s water management— an issue that will be increasing in conversation as we move through…
Fresno County District 4 Citrus Bloom
Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer, Les Wright has announced that the citrus bloom period for District 4 will start at 1:00 a.m. on Monday, March 28, 2016. All citrus growers, pest…
LBAM Quarantine Change
…are apple, pear, peach, apricot, nectarine, citrus, persimmon, cherry, almond, avocado, oak, willow, walnut, poplar, cottonwood, Monterey pine and eucalyptus. Some common shrub and herbaceous hosts are grape, kiwifruit, strawberry,…
Kern County Citrus Bloom Announced
…Standard Road. This establishes the beginning of a time period when the use of insecticides is greatly restricted in citrus groves to enable bees to work the citrus blossoms and…
Identifying HLB From Bacteria Proteins
…citrus industry is trying to control the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), which is the insect that spreads the deadly disease huanglongbing (HLB). The current test that can detect if a…
Agri View: Inventions and Agriculture
…citrus growers experimented with large truck tires on tractors in 1928. Harvey Firestone became interested and in 1932, fitted large, low-pressure tires to an Allis-Chalmers U owned by farmer Albert…
ACP Treatment Areas Key for HLB Fight
Courtesy: UC ANR California citrus growers have been forming ACP treatment areas for some time and Florida growers shared the importance of that communication in controlling Asian citrus psyllids (ACP)….
Annual Post-Harvest Pest Control Seminar
The Citrus Research Board (CRB) is proud to announce the Annual Citrus Postharvest Pest Control Seminar, co-produced by the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The half-day…
Citrus Research Board Hires Dr. Melinda Klein as Chief Research Scientist
The Citrus Research Board (CRB) is proud to announce the hiring of Dr. Melinda Klein as Chief Research Scientist. Dr. Klein will be joining the organization on May 1, 2016….