…to robust rootstalks, Eliza and Luther drove their buckboard for three days from Riverside to Los Angeles to pick up the small trees. Once planted in their front yard, Eliza…
HLB-Positive Psyllid Detected in LA County
…California Department of Food and Agriculture has detected huanglongbing (HLB) in an Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) captured live through routine monitoring in the area of Los Angeles County currently under…
Communications Now Could Ease Future Port Issues
Many people believe California will see problems from a port shutdown again in the future and starting communications now may help out the process then. Easing Future Port Issues The…
Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth in 2015
The 2015 ports shutdown had a big impact on a lot of California crops, and that includes almonds. Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth Almond shipments continued to grow in 2015 but…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
…Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Ventura counties, with portions of Alameda, Fresno, Kern, Madera, Merced, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine 2016 Update
…counties will be announced separately. ACP county-wide quarantines remain in place in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Ventura Counties, with portions of…
Fictitious Pickups Cost Consumer Too
…from a Los-Angeles based organized crime ring. By hacking into a Department of Transportation database, thieves obtain and manipulate identities and shipping information for trucking and transportation companies. Once the…
Low-Risk Nut Theft Always Tempting
…purchase order from Costco, but instead the nuts were delivered to ports in Los Angeles. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Department says this type of crime is known as a fictitious…
Farmer Drone Rules
…please contact the Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office at 562-627-5200. Model Aircraft Operations View the full article Model aircraft operations are for hobby or recreational purposes only. The FAA has…
Spotting Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
…from Asia in the 1990s, BMSB has become established in the mid-Atlantic states as well as in Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles. Read more from UC Integrated Pest Management website….
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine In Stanislaus County Includes Portion of Merced County
…or curry leaves from the quarantine area. ACP county-wide quarantines are now in place in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Ventura counties,…
Andy Grammer Teams with Feeding America
…Grateful To Give Back Tour in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, December 9th at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank followed by a stop at the Atlanta Community Food Bank…
Viewing HLB Prevention as Insurance Policy
…area of San Gabriel in Los Angeles County, experts stress the need for citrus growers to spend the money upfront to keep the pest that spreads the disease at bay….
Understanding Cybercrime in Agriculture
…facilities have been hit in recent weeks. Suspect ties are to an organized crime ring out of Los Angeles. Anyone with information regarding these crimes is asked to contact Tulare…