Positive Forecast for Livestock Receipts, Concern for Crops

There is some good news in the forecast for livestock producers, USDA’s Gary Crawford and Seth Meyers share more.

California Sweet Orange Scab Quarantine Expanded
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) have expanded the area quarantined for sweet orange scab (SOS). The expansion is in the Irvine area of Orange County and in the La Puente area of Los Angeles County in California. […]
Updates and Reminders for CRAFT Participants
Steven Hall, executive director of the Citrus Research and Field Trial (CRAFT) Foundation, recently shared important information on the Emerging Varieties Program, freeze-damaged projects and annual audits. EMERGING VARIETIES PROGRAM Following the recent Environmental Protection Agency approval of the CarriCea T1 rootstock, CRAFT has established May 15 as the new deadline for the submission of […]