The Los Angeles, California, school district is being sued by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine because of processed meats on the district’s breakfast and lunch menus for children. An…
HLB Tree Triggers New Quarantine
…one large zone that includes areas of Los Angeles and Orange Counties. A total of 53 trees in California have tested positive for HLB disease. Another three trees were confirmed…
Water Projects Funding Must Emphasize Storage
A variety of applications will likely be submitted to secure funding for water projects from the water bond that passed in 2014. Although diversifying California’s water portfolio may be a…
Harvest Update, ACP and Marketing at Citrus Showcase
…California. All have been in residential areas of the Los Angeles Basin and have been removed. Nelson said the industry helps fund the program with around $15 million a year,…
East Coast Dock Workers Starting Contract Negotiation Early
Dock workers and cargo companies along the east coast are getting an early start to contract negotiations, an effort that could prevent a port slowdown like the one seen on…
Farm Bill is for Everyone
…sessions occurred this week in Modesto and Chico, with the final three on February 16 in Tulare, February 22 in Salinas, and February 23 in Los Angeles. In this video…
National Meat Week
…which usually falls on Superbowl Sunday. As many as 15-20 cities celebrate Meat Week with their own chapters. The longest-consecutively-running chapters are: Tallahassee, Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Washington DC,…
Super Bowl Recipes
…residents plan to serve plenty of Porchetta. And oddly enough, Californians want cupcakes. Some other interesting favorite searches by states: Cornbread cake in Arizona, Cake Pops in Nevada, Pulled Port…
Ag Reacts to Trump TPP Move
…agreement. “Trade in food and farm products benefits both rural and urban areas of California,” CFBF President Paul Wenger said. “For example, farm products represent the top export from the…
CCM Supports Stay on Argentine Lemon Rule
…of the Los Angeles Basin, Argentine lemons could bring similar destructive pests and diseases into California including Citrus Black Spot and Leprosis, a virus similar to HLB that has no…
In South State, Lingering Drought Worries Farmers
…west of Lancaster in Los Angeles County. “We get little showers going through here,” Munz said. “I was just looking today, and I’m going, ‘Boy, L.A.’s had over an inch…
CDFA Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…CA 93901 Los Angeles – Thursday, February 23rd (1:00 – 3:00 p.m.) Los Angeles Trade Technical College (Meeting Room: TBD) 400 West Washington Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 The 2018…
USDA Seeks National Mango Board Nominees
…importers to represent District 2, which includes the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ports of entry of Mobile, Ala.; Chicago, Ill.; New Orleans, La.; Detroit, Mich.; Minneapolis and Duluth,…
New HLB Find Outside Current Quarantine
Another tree has been confirmed as huanglongbing (HLB) positive in Southern California. This most recent HLB find is outside of the current quarantine, which is just north in Los Angeles…