…has slowly been spreading throughout California and there are now county-wide quarantines in place in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Ventura Counties,…
HLB Products Bombarding Growers
…needed to watch for additional infected trees. The disease may have already spread from this initial infection in Los Angeles in the bodies of psyllids to other citrus trees, or…
Walnuts and Calories
…the popularity of the walnut around the world. English merchant marines transported the product for trade to ports around the world and they became known as “English Walnuts.” England, in…
U.S. Cotton Sector Facing Difficult Economic Conditions
…Los Banos, Calif.; and Mike Wright, a Lubbock banker. Vice Chairman Stephens stressed that a thriving cotton industry is critical to the success of many local economies. “With the lowest…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…are now in place in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Ventura counties, with portions of Alameda, Fresno, Kern, Madera, Merced, San Benito,…
Nut Theft Summit Stresses Education
…that was suppose to be shipped up to Washington and instead ended up at ports in Los Angeles. Criminals are hacking the databases involved in the trucking and shipping process…
HLB Summit Updates California Growers
…Hacienda Heights and San Gabriel areas of Los Angeles County. Citrus trees throughout the state are in danger. It is essential to control the psyllid so it doesn’t find and…
Urgent Advisory – Tree Nut Theft Emergency Summit
…summit to educate the industry on this latest threat and how they are operating. Law enforcement from Tulare County and Los Angeles County will be present to provide an overview…
Public Water Conversation in Central Valley
This slideshow requires JavaScript. The Los Angeles Times has a series called “The California Conversation“ and the event stopped in Clovis to start a public water conversation. Water managers, agriculture…
Possible ACP Breeding Population in Central Valley
…in one backyard tree and one psyllid in the Hacienda Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles County. “The Asian Citrus psyllid is a dangerous pest of citrus,” said Ruben Arroyo, Kern…
Asian Citrus Psyllids Detected in Kern County
…Los Angeles County. “The Asian citrus psyllid is a dangerous pest of citrus,” said Ruben Arroyo, Kern County Agricultural Commissioner. “We’re working to determine the full extent of this incident…
Vilsack Stresses Almond Industry’s Economic Importance
…almond exports by value are exported from the Port of Oakland. Bulk almonds alone accounted for nearly 16 percent of the $20.1 billion in goods exported from the Port of…
Guava Fruit Fly Eradicated from Long Beach Area of Los Angeles County
CDFA, working in coordination with the USDA and the Los Angeles County agricultural commissioner’s office, has declared the guava fruit fly eradicated from the Long Beach area. An 80-square mile…
Forces Combine to Shorten Pistachio Crop
California pistachio harvest is in full swing, but as nuts are shaken from the trees and collected, some growers report blanking, or shells that contain no nuts, contributing to a…