…faster rate than citrus trees can evolve to resist the disease. Gottwald, who has been a plant disease researcher in Florida through the HLB devastation, said four control strategies must…
Agri View: Imported Insects and Diseases
Everett Griner talks about imported diseases and pests hurting our citrus industry in today’s Agri View. Imported Insects and Diseases My goodness, how many citrus diseases are there? I get…
Agri View: Controlling Diseases
…pay for, or prevent, diseases. That’s Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner. Image: Foot-and-mouth disease virus (capsid). This FMDV virus is the causative agent of foot-and-mouth disease. Credit: molekuul_be/Shutterstock…
Critical European Grapevine Moth Safeguarding Milestone Recognized
…Wynn, Senior Advisor and Statewide Coordinator of the Pierce’s Disease Control Program (right), and John Hooper with CDFA’s Pest Detection/Emergency Projects office (left). CDFA Secretary Karen Ross speaking at the…
CDFA Committee/Board Vacancies
Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee The California Department of Food and Agriculture is announcing one vacancy on the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee. The committee advises the CDFA…
Smelling Huanglongbing for Early-Detection
…a test that could lead to advances in fighting huanglongbing (HLB) disease in citrus. Researcher and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, Christina Davis, said the test looks for a…
Orchard Wood Recycling Offers Disposal Option
…how well it did in an almond orchard.” What if a retired orchard is plagued with pests or disease? “Most of the pests or diseases are probably in the roots—nematodes…
California State Veterinarian Honored by USDA
…including directing the state and federal partnership to eradicate an outbreak of exotic Newcastle disease; successfully directing the response to detections of avian influenza; and consistently demonstrating an ability to…
California Ag Leads Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…education for consumers; by training growers to equip them for current and future challenges; and by conducting research on conservation and environmental outcomes, pest control and disease, and organic and…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Placer County
…Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus counties also under quarantine. The ACP is an invasive species of grave concern because it can carry the disease huanglongbing (HLB), also known…
Florida Citrus Harvest Expected to Decline
…2008. USDA attributes the declines in production to citrus greening disease, which has infected more than 90 percent of the state’s groves. The total harvest estimate includes 34.0 million boxes…
Healthy Pecans
…as Alzheimer’s disease or A-L-S. And, researchers at Texas A&M University are looking into the pecan’s anti-inflammatory properties. Results from a two-year study so far have shown that pecans decrease…
Advisory Committee on Animal Health Seeks Nominations for Membership
…advises the Secretary of Agriculture on strategies, policies, and programs to prevent, control, or eradicate animal diseases. The committee considers agricultural initiatives of national scope and significance and advises on…
Florida Citrus Growers Spared by Hurricane Matthew
Citrus growers in Florida “dodged a huge bullet” as Hurricane Matthew seems to have caused just minimal crop damage, according to the Indian River Citrus League based in Ft. Pierce,…