The Fresno County Fruit Trail is opening for its 10th season, in what has become another successful agri-tourism destination for the county. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or…
Paramount, Sun Pacific Splitting
Paramount Citrus and Sun Pacific are ending their decade-long partnership, and Sun Pacific will get keep the rights to the popular Cuties brand. Paramount will continue to sell the easy-to-peel…
Nation’s Cotton Planting Down
Judging from farmers’ planting intentions, the nation’s cotton crop this season will be a lot smaller than this past season. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download audio report….
Fewer Federal Resources for Wildfire Season
Wildfire season is a threat to California ag land, and adding fuel to the flame, federal resources are notably less this year. Susan Carter reports. Click to open or download…
Using Heat to Fight Pests
…growing season from bud to harvest. The technology is still relatively new, but has been in testing for a number of years. To see what the machine looks like, watch…
CA Snowpack Very Low, Dry Year Ahead
…of normal according to the latest readings. In some areas, there was no snow at all. For what is called the “wet season”, the state has had one of its…
Vulcan Receives Reduced Signal Word
…fruit, tree nuts, grapes, citrus, vegetables and other crops. Chlorpyrifos, the active ingredient in Vulcan, is a proven and widely used pesticide for fast-acting and efficacious control of yield-robbing insects….
United Fresh Nominations for Board Officers
…in an advisory capacity for two California Citrus Research Board committees and is Board Vice-Chairman of the California Citrus Quality Council. Bob has a B.S. degree in Plant Sciences and…
China Closes Doors to California Citrus
…As of late last week, China is no longer accepting citrus shipments from California – due to the finding of the citrus disease brown rot in several shipments. So far…
New Citrus Research Board President
…at the California Citrus Research Board, or CRB, in about six weeks. He has a long history of working with the citrus industry in Florida, and brings with him experience…
New Leader for Citrus Board
…the California Citrus Research Board as its new president on June 1. Keck’s citrus experience includes fighting the Asian citrus psyllid and Huanglongbing disease in Florida. He also served as…
April Named “Invasive Pest Awareness Month”
…with many pests, the most devastating of which include the light brown apple moth, glassy-winged sharpshooter, and the Asian citrus psyllid. The pests aren’t limited to the ag industry, but…
Beetle Causes Problems for Citrus Exports
…have said they will work with the California Citrus Industry on the matter– however they are changing some of the pest control methods allowed. Citrus industry leaders are still working…
Fruit Growers Seeing Higher Prices
…and pears have seen the biggest increase, while prices for processing oranges are also up due to the citrus crop problems in Florida. Strawberries and seedless grape prices are also…