…for nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures designed to keep ACP out. Residents with backyard citrus trees in the quarantine area are asked not to transport fruit, citrus…
USDA Starts Projects to Fight HLB
Asian Citrus Psyllid The USDA is starting three new projects to fight HLB disease, also called citrus greening, which is spread by the citrus psyllid. Among them is the use…
Snow Pack Still Low After Late-Season Storms
…Water Resource Manager Mark Cowin is hoping for late-season storms to help but time is running out as the season is almost over. Snow Pack Still Low After Late-Season Storms…
Citrus Industry This Week: Bee Hive Removal; Black Spot Issues
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a reminder on removing bee hives from groves and a report on black spot. Want to learn more? Click here…
ACP Found in San Luis Obispo County
…citrus because it is responsible for spreading Huanglongbing, also called citrus greening disease, a plant disease that is fatal to all types of citrus trees. This includes citrus trees in…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…March 17, 2014, NIFA released a Notice of Funding Availability for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative, with $76.8 million available in FY 2014. Citrus Disease Subcommittee: A subcommittee has been…
Recent Storms Won’t Equal Water Allocations
Water authorities are so short this dry year that some have yet to meet their water contracts. Friant Water Authority says these late season storms are only going to give…
Citrus Industry This Week: Crime Tips; Sales Slump
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes tips for growers to prevent crime and details on the continuing citrus sales slump. Want to learn more? Click here…
Almond Board: Early Season Leaf Tissue Sampling for Almonds
With the start of spring, this week’s almond update focuses on early-season leaf tissue sampling for nitrogen. Professor of Plant Nutrition at UC Davis, Patrick Brown says early sampling can…
Drought Could Affect Food Prices This Year and Next
…year, although growers could try to make up some of that by extending the planting season in the desert and in the Salinas Valley. Bill McClain, a buyer for Los…
Citrus Industry This Week: OJ Advertising in Jeopardy; Root Health
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a report on the possible end of generic TV OJ advertising as well as tips on how to improve tree…
AgNeTVideo: Kevin Severns, Chairman California Citrus Mutual on HLB
Kevin Severns of the California Citrus Mutual discusses the Asian citrus psyllid and Huanglongbing disease….
Citrus Industry This Week: Higher Yield in CHMA; Citrus Forecast
…latest citrus forecast numbers from USDA. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and view the current issue. Click here to subscribe to the monthly Citrus Industry magazine….
Crop Progress Around the State
…continued in Fresno County. Nets were placed over mandarin trees to prevent pollination from bees. Young citrus trees were pruned. Almond leaf out began on a wider scale as petal…