…In addition to the quarantine areas in San Luis Obispo County; portions of Fresno, Kern, and Tulare County and the entire counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino,…
All Eyes on Florida Citrus
What’s ahead for the nation’s citrus industry, especially when it comes to the Florida – where the majority of our orange juice comes from? With the July 2014 final USDA…
Recycled Water Safety Concerns
…Many people question that prediction, but Holden says it’s hard to prove otherwise. Orange County is already using indirect recycled water and officials say direct potable water is not far…
Recycled Water Leads Symposium
…talking about the safety and future of recycled water. Puglia announced that everyone at the symposium was drinking indirect recycled water, Orange county has been using the technology since 2008….
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expands
…in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. The ACP is an invasive species of grave concern because it can carry the disease…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
…away the most difficult year they have ever seen in our business.” A backhoe removes a 12-year-old Valencia orange tree at a Kern County grove owned by John Gless, left….
Tulare ACP Citrus Quarantine Expands, More Could Come
…addition to the developments in Tulare County, ACP quarantines remain in place in Fresno, Kern, Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and…
Crop Progress for June 4
…harvests remained active. Valencia orange harvest was ongoing. NUT CROPS Walnut and pistachio growers were irrigating orchards and spraying for weeds. Nuts continued to develop on walnut trees; growers monitored…
Citrus Meeting to Focus on ACP Spread Prevention
…The meeting is scheduled for June 10 at the National Orange Show Events Center. Growers, pest control advisors, farm labor contractors and packinghouse representatives from San Bernardino and Riverside counties…
Naval Orangeworm Headlines Almond Symposium
…up and down the valley presenting on Nitrogen and potassium in orchards, disease management and irrigation systems. Almond Symposium Research Scientist Joel Siegel presented his findings regarding the navel orangeworm,…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…trees were topped and skirted. Navel and Valencia orange harvests remained active. Mandarin and grapefruit harvests finished. U.S. CITRUS The United States all orange forecast for the 2013-2014 season is…
USDA Announces First HLB Funding Allocations, Appointments to Citrus Disease Subcommittee
…Florida; Matthew McLean, CEO and Founder of Uncle Matt’s Organics in Clermont, Florida; and Justin D. Brown, Vice President and General Manager, D Bar J Orchards, Inc. in Orange Grove,…
California Representative Appointed to Citrus Subcommittee
…Crop Committee. Justin Brown is the Vice President and General Manager of D Bar J Orchards, Inc. in Orange Grove. The Citrus Disease Subcommittee advises the Secretary of Agriculture on…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces New Report on Scientific Breakthroughs from USDA in 2013
…just a few examples of things USDA research is responsible for: Frozen orange juice concentrate; “Permanent press” cotton clothing; Mass production of penicillin in World War II; Almost all breeds…