…detect the disease before a tree develops physical symptoms. The dogs alerted on several trees in Los Angeles, Kern and San Bernadino Counties. Researchers took samples of those trees and…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…surveyed so far, over 70% report that they are buying more fruits and vegetables overall, and nearly 80% report that their family’s health has improved, as a result of Market…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Pest Found in Monterey County
…dies. To date, HLB has been detected only in certain residential areas of Los Angeles and Orange Counties. HLB disease can also be spread through the movement of citrus trees,…
Drought Alert: Call to Re-examine ‘Harmful Actions’
…these actions, Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources would have to reallocate water previously promised to communities from the Sacramento Valley to Los Angeles. These communities need this…
Sec. Vilsack Announces $16.8 Million in Grants
…Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., $100,000 Multi-year community-based projects (up to $500,000, not to exceed 4 years): Pinnacle Prevention Corp., Gilbert, Ariz., $400,000 Youth Policy Institute, Los Angeles, Calif., $499,923 Interfaith Sustainable…
Protecting California Citrus With Natural Enemies
…in the nation,” as we explained in this article. By 1910, Los Angeles County was the nation’s largest producer of lemons, according to Rachel Surls, co-author of the new book…
ACP Quarantine Changes Not Favored by All
…“It’s not palatable to some people but in general, the idea is to stop free movement of psyllids because we’ve got an HLB disease problem in the Los Angeles area.”…
Dragon Fruit Might Be Next Niche Crop
…surrounding markets. “It’s essentially a fresh food market crop,” Smith says. “We have Los Angeles which is a fantastic market for that. They are doing research with different varieties of…
Celtuce
…these days. Dan Barber of Blue Hill in New York uses it; April Bloomfield once called it “the most underrated vegetable” and “totally amazing”; and Josiah Citrin of Los Angeles’s…
Agri View: Dining Out
Everett Griner talks about the restaurant business bigger than ever in today’s Agri View. Dining Out From: Los Angeles Times Restaurants are booming despite financial market turmoil by Don Lee,…
Keys (2.0) of Soil Taxonomy available in Spanish
…venideros. Según liderazgo NRCS, la traducción ampliará los horizontes de la taxonomía de suelos de Estados Unidos al permitir que profesionales de todas partes del mundo aplicar e interpretar el…
Former Los Angeles Mayor to Speak at Water Technology Conference
Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be the featured speaker at the Water Technology Conference from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 12, at the Veterans Memorial Building…
Baseball Dogs
…baseball and hot dogs. It’s the perfect combination.” The Los Angeles Dodgers can relish in victory as the team’s fans are once again projected to consume the most hot dogs,…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…State University, Raleigh, N.C., $484,990 Stockholm Environment Institute U.S., Davis, Calif., $484,764 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., $485,000 University of California, Riverside, Calif., $126,181 Texas A&M University, Corpus…