HLB Infected Citrus Varieties Using CRISPR technology to edit genes in citrus trees to be resistant to Huanglongbing (HLB) can be a slow process, but researchers are making progress. Postdoctoral…
Senate Environmental Quality Committee to Review SB458 Amendment to The Statewide Ban of Chlorpyrifos
…for the protection of many commodities widely grown across the state. Last year, we talked with Joel Nelsen of California Citrus Mutual, who said the complete ban could hurt the…
Reminder: Systems Approach to Moving Bulk Citrus
Communication is key to staying compliant while moving citrus. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is reminding the citrus industry that since Asian citrus psyllid quarantine zones were…
Western View: Diamonds Found in California?
…we’ll never know. Western View: Diamonds Found in California I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the Web at…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 04-12-19
…Census, old iron showcased at the 2019 Antique Farm Show, how the Citrus Research Board is using dogs to detect HLB and how nut industries are pulling together to keep…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…Economics Advisory Board, Specialty Crop Committee, Citrus Disease Subcommittee, and National Genetic Resources Advisory Council published in the Federal Register. TITLE VIII – Forestry Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003…
Citrus Research Board to Employ Dogs to Detect HLB
A dog trains in the field to detect the scent of HLB. Photo courtesy of Pepe Peruyero, J & K Canine Academy The Citrus Research Board (CRB) is looking to…
The Basque Sheepherders in the West
…west. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the web at www.citrusindustry.net. About the Author Len Wilcox Len Wilcox…
Tamarixia and Other Biological Control Efforts to Stop ACP
Tamarixia radiata continue to be developed and released as a means to combat Asian citrus psyllids (ACP). David Morgan, program manager for the Biological Control Program at the California Department…
Make the Border Wall an Asset not a Liability
…be maintained and monitored with no other return on our investment. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the…
California Citrus Growers Face Existential Threat in HLB
…fallen under quarantine for ACP since the psyllid’s first detection in 2008. Now, California citrus growers – who control a 270,000-acre, $3.65 billion-a-year industry – are on alert. State agencies…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-29-19
…risk standard, how researchers are editing genes in citrus to combat HLB and a report regarding FSMA enforcement discretion for certain california crops. Tune in to the show for these…
Editing Genes in Citrus to Combat HLB
Researchers are working with the gene editing technology CRISPR to help citrus trees be more resistant to the disease Huanglongbing (HLB). Efforts continue on working to determine how the pathogen…
How to Grow Your Own Lemon Tree
…Tree With the right care, lemon trees can thrive in most homes anywhere in the world. Lemons are one of the most widely used citrus fruits in the world. They’re…