Citrus/Orchards Article Archives

Quarantines in San Diego County 

Nov 19, 2009

Two separate quarantines have been established in northern San Diego County; one each for Mediterranean fruit fly and Asian citrus psyllid infestations, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)....

California Crop Weather report 

Nov 18, 2009

The latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...

California Crop Weather report 

Nov 11, 2009

The latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...

ACP quarantine in Yuma County, Ariz. 

Nov 9, 2009,

By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA) has established a 20-mile quarantine area in Yuma County, Ariz., following the third Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) find which threatens the area’s citrus industry....

CDFA: No HLB in California 

Nov 9, 2009

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) says California remains free of the disease Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening that has destroyed citrus trees worldwide....

Citrus Board acts against ACP 

Nov 4, 2009

As the Asian citrus psyllid continues its spread in Southern California, the California Citrus Research Board has a strong message to send — the industry putting up a fight....

California Crop Weather report 

Nov 4, 2009

The latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...

No HLB in Arizona-found psyllid 

Oct 29, 2009,

By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The USDA-Agricultural Research Service laboratory in Beltsville, Md., has confirmed the insect found in a sticky trap in San Luis, Ariz., in mid-October was an Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). ...

Yield, quality look up for kiwifruit 

Oct 29, 2009

Unlike last year’s frost-ravaged season, this year the California kiwifruit industry is predicting a larger crop of excellent quality....

California Crop Weather report 

Oct 29, 2009

The latest California crop weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...

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