…drop of 6 million boxes total in Valencia and non-Valencia oranges due to higher fruit drop and smaller fruit size. Citrus Crop Forecast USDA/NASS November Forecast Citrus Maturity Test Results…
CCM Applauds Release of TPP Text
…California fruit can enter the marketplace at a more competitive price. Following the Uruguay Round agreement, citrus imports into the United States have exploded, whereas citrus exports from California have…
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…
Citrus Industry This Week: Undercover Citrus; Rehabilitating HLB-Infected Trees
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes interviews from University of Florida researcher Arnold Schumann about citrus undercover and University of Florida researcher Tripti Vashisth about pruning to rehabilitate…
Monitoring Key to Leaf Footed Bug Management
…several years, but re-emerged last season and into this year. The bug is relatively large in comparison to most pests, and that makes the potential damage they can cause significant….
CDFA Awards Nearly $2 Million for Six Nitrogen Projects
…to accurately guide fertilization strategies throughout the season. From 2009 to 2012, a successful CDFA-FREP project developed a similar early-season sampling protocol for almonds and pistachios and that project has…
Asian Citrus Psyllids Detected Within City of Turlock, Stanislaus County
…two Asian citrus psyllids on a residential property within the City of Turlock in Stanislaus County. Two Asian citrus psyllids were confirmed on Monday, October 26, 2015. To establish the…
Managing Leaf Footed Bug in Winter
…in California as serious pests to the almond industry. Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management Advisor Kris Tollerup says the bug can overwinter in neighboring crops like citrus and pomegranates. Winter…
Citrus Industry This Week: Growing Pomegranates; Nov. Citrus Industry
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes reports from citrus growers experimenting with pomegranates and other crops as well as a preview of the November issue of…
Florida Citrus and the Consumer Market
When reaching for oranges, tangerine, grapefruits or orange juice, you may find this season and well into next year that there are less Florida citrus products on the supermarket shelf….
USDA/NRCS Video: California Soil Health Partnership
…pitching his idea until his boss finally acquiesced, allowing him to plant cover crops in one field. After just one season of cover cropping, Sanchez said the next cash crop…
Citrus Industry This Week: 10-Year Forecast; Micronutrient Overdoses
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes different projections for Florida citrus production a decade from now as well as details on a micro-nutrient overdose study for HLB-infected trees….
Asian Citrus Psyllids Detected in Kern County
…so that we can protect our state’s vital citrus industry as well as our backyard citrus trees. We want to emphasize citrus fruit is safe to eat and the disease…
The Western View: An El Nino Winter
…Downpour and Thunder It’s going to be one of, if not the, biggest El Nino season ever, according to the experts. And those recent mudslides down in Kern County seems…