…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…
California Walnut Objective Measurement Report
…is excellent with low disease and insect pressures. Overall, the 2014 crop is developing faster than last year and harvest is expected to start early. The 2014 Walnut O.M. Survey…
End of the Brucellosis Milk Surveillance Program in California
…livestock in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) states of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, where the disease is endemic in wild elk and bison, all three states remain Class Free. The…
2014 California Processing Tomato Report
…and is expected to run through mid-October. The 2014 crop year has had low disease and pest pressure. The primary issue affecting yield has been availability of water. The extreme…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in San Luis Obispo County
…causes the disease huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening. Citrus and some closely related species are susceptible hosts for both the insect and the disease. There is no cure…
Reset Spraying Regime Producing Results
Huanglongbing disease has yet to cause significant losses here in California, however in Florida it has destroyed entire groves. At the 2014 Citrus Expo, growers talked about systems that have…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change and CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…and ranchers adjust for extreme weather events, drought, and the spread of invasive plant pests and disease is critical to our agricultural future.” The Safeguarding California Plan provides policy guidance…
Funding Focused on ACP Biological Control
Courtesy: UCANR The Tamarixia insect is a tiny bug that specifically feeds on the psyllid that spreads Huanglongbing disease. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has an update on the funding for…
Resources Not a Limiting Factor in HLB Fight
…spent in the fight against Huanglongbing disease at the 2014 Citrus Expo in Florida. Dr. Browning and other growers presenting at the expo had a positive message to the crowd,…
HLB Funding Showing Results
…different stages of Huanglongbing disease. Talks at the 2014 Citrus Expo in Florida concentrated around the issue and what is being done on all levels to survive. Chief Operating Officer…
Finding Extra Money in Beef
…Respiratory Disease, or BRD, will do just that. Holly Neibergs with Washington State University explains. Currently, in a multi-university, 5-year study, researchers from several disciplines are looking at BRD. They…
China Reopens Doors for CA Citrus
…from California about 14 months ago, citing worries about the citrus disease brown rot and the Fuller rose beetle. As we reported earlier this summer, a Chinese delegation visited California,…
SLO Deals with Additional ACP Finds
…The Asian citrus psyllid can carry and spread Huanglongbing disease or HLB, which kills citrus trees. So far, only one tree in California has been confirmed with HLB. That was…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…disease areas for treatment. On May 20, Secretary Vilsack announced action to combat insects and diseases that weaken forests and increase fire risk. FS has published a final rule implementing…