…better position if they would have done the same. Florida citrus grower Pete Spyke says the practices Florida growers are using to stay afloat with huanglongbing (HLB) disease won’t matter…
Two Southern California Firms Honored
…Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference. The California winners and their innovative technologies are: Verdezyne, Inc., an industrial biotechnology company that produces renewable organic chemicals, is being recognized for developing a…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…organic quinoa field, sunflower field and olive trees. Rick and Steve Benson show organic quinoa production to FSA Administrator Val Dolcini in California’s Imperial Valley. “It’s good to have Val…
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
…in Valencia oranges and Tangerines. June Citrus Crop Forecast June USDA Citrus Maturity Test Results and Fruit Size form (.pdf) The final citrus crop forecast of the 2015-16 season will…
Nobody Exempt from ACP Quarantines
…to protect against the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) which can carry huanglongbing disease. Kinoshita reminds everyone that these restrictions aren’t just directed at agriculture, and any citrus…
DIY Potting Mix
…retention, as these things won’t be delivered, via rain and organic matter, the same way they are in nature. The mix needs to be made of fine crumbs, strong enough…
New Facility Proves HLB/ACP Seriousness
…be used by researchers to fight a disease devastating the citrus industry. The research partnership aims to protect California’s $3.3 billion citrus industry from Huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening…
Psyllid Quarantines Affecting Bottom Line
Moving citrus through the state is now more costly due to Asian citrus psyllid quarantines and the threat of huanglongbing (HLB) disease and some growers see it more than others….
Making Growing Tamarixia a Common Practice
A project in Southern California is researching methods of growing tamarixia which is a natural defense against the Asian citrus psyllid. Making Growing Tamarixia Common The Hanson Agricultural Research and…
Sec. Vilsack Announces $16.8 Million in Grants
…vegetables purchased at Farmers’ Markets, Farm Stands, Mobile Markets, and CSAs statewide. The Rodale Institute in Kutztown, Penn. received 2015 funds for incentives to purchase of locally grown, organic vegetables…
Protecting California Citrus With Natural Enemies
…the state’s citrus industry has ever faced. ACPs are vectors of a bacterium that causes a disease called huanglongbing (HLB), which also is called “citrus greening” because the fruit doesn’t…
Regional ACP Change Unfavorable to Some
…majority or all of the citrus-producing areas in the state are under an Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) quarantine, the state could deregulate local quarantines and move to a statewide approach….
USDA Launches Ag Resource Management Survey
…of U.S. agricultural production including farm financial well-being and chemical usage, according to USDA. In 2016, the survey will take a closer look at corn production, and both organic and…
ACP Quarantine Changes Not Favored by All
Some growers in Southern California may not be happy with CDFA’s proposed ACP quarantine changes to USDA’s statewide regulations. Quarantine Changes Not Favored by All California Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)…