Citrus Greening Not Just a Florida Issue

During Monday’s Farm Bill debate, Senator Bill Nelson of Florida explained to his colleagues how citrus greening is just not a small local issue.

Click here for the complete floor comments from U. S. Senator Bill Nelson regarding HLB.

California Red Scale Advisory Issued
Sandipa Gautam, University of California area citrus integrated pest management (IPM) advisor, issued an Extension advisory for California red scale (CRS). The scale is a key pest of citrus in the San Joaquin Valley. Key points of the advisory are as follows: CRAWLERS ARE ACTIVE The CRS life cycle starts as crawlers produced by overwintering […]
Florida Citrus Mutual Hosts Spring Grower Meeting
Florida Citrus Mutual hosted its spring informational meeting for growers at Golden Ridge Groves in Alturas on May 13. Golden Ridge Groves is growing fresh fruit in citrus under protective screen and recently added you-pick and agritourism options for the public. Steven Hall, executive director of the Citrus Research and Field Trial (CRAFT) Foundation, gave […]