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Texas Wildfire’s Impact on the Southeast

Texas ranchers have battled intense wildfires since last week with over 1 million acres of the Texas Panhandle impacted. Texas leads the nation in cattle production with over 12,000,000 head in the state, accounting for 13.77% of the U.S. cowherd. 85% of Texas cattle is on operations in the panhandle, events that impact them directly impact the U.S. cattle industry. …

Trade and Labor Challenge California Citrus
Trade issues and labor, both major concerns for California’s citrus industry, were among numerous topics discussed recently by Jacob Villagomez, director of governmental affairs for California Citrus Mutual. EXPORT MARKETS HARMED BY TARIFFS Villagomez said Canada is the No. 1 export market for California citrus. He described how previous tariff actions resulted in canceled orders and […]
HLB Research Looks to Automate Trunk Injection
As oxytetracycline (OTC) trunk injection becomes an important tool for managing HLB, researchers are looking for ways to make the labor-intensive treatment faster, more efficient and less expensive. Part of a research paper published in Tropical Plant Pathology discusses an automated trunk-injection system being developed for HLB-affected citrus. The authors of the paper, titled “Integrated […]