…Rot in Almonds Cooperative Extension Pomology Tree Crop Advisor David Doll told growers at a recent port-harvest field day that high hull rot pressure was seen by many growers this…
The Western View: California Grown
…being shared by most of California. Even almonds have been vindicated. The Los Angeles Times recently published an article about the almond harvest, and showed the many benefits of growing…
Ag Program Coming to Top Counties
…Learning is already established in the northern California, Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, Fresno County and parts of Los Angeles County. San Joaquin Regional Coordinator Diane Friend says the program…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act – Informational Meetings Planned
…Management Act (SGMA) and to answer questions from the public: October 21st – Valley Glen, CA: Los Angeles Valley College Campuss Center Building Monarch Hall, 5800 Fulton Ave, Valley Glen,…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portions of L. A. County
Following the detection of several Oriental fruit fly adults and larvae in recent weeks, agricultural officials have established quarantine zones in two portions of Los Angeles County, the first quarantine…
Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
…the department develop a capital improvement program to repair damage from subsidence. Past evaluations found that segments of the aqueduct from Los Banos to Lost Hills sank more than 5…
Medfly Quarantine in Portion of San Diego County
…the joint CDFA/USDA sterile insect rearing facility in Los Alamitos, which prepares sterile files for release everyday over the Los Angeles basin. The sterile release program has a proven track…
Four HLB Trees in San Gabriel, Quarantine Declared
…property, and in calamondin and mandarin trees on residential properties in close proximity to the original find. An 87-square mile quarantine in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles County…
Residential Citrus Tree Concerns Remain
…the heart of a residential area of Los Angeles County. CDFA Director of Public Affairs Steve Lyle says the fight against HLB and the Asian citrus psyllid has been well…
Proximity of HLB Finds Concerning, Yet Not Surprising
Huanglongbing on oranges. Photo courtesy of USDA. The two recent huanglongbing (HLB) detections in Los Angeles County are just 15 miles away from the first HLB detection in 2012. HLB…
Second Tree Tests Positive for HLB in San Gabriel
…connection to the previous HLB detection in Los Angeles County on July 10. Second Tree Tests Positive for HLB CDFA confirmed a kumquat tree in San Gabriel, Calif. tested positive…
Psyllid Surveying Leads to HLB Detection
…Detection The California Department of Food and Agriculture confirmed a positive HLB test last Friday in Los Angeles. California Citrus Mutual Director of Public Affairs Alyssa Houtby says routine psyllid…
Huanglongbing Detected in Los Angeles County
…The University of Florida estimates that the disease causes an average loss of 7,513 jobs per year, and has cost growers $2.994 billion in lost revenue since HLB was first…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detection In Santa Clara County Expands Quarantine Into Alameda County
…the existing quarantine has been expanded to include an additional portion of northwest Santa Clara County and a portion of southern Alameda County along its border with Santa Clara County….