Pest and Disease

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is currently accepting proposals for its Request for Proposal for a contractor to serve as the Riverside County grower liaison. Proposals [...]

By Keith Watkins Imagine if the Central Valley was no longer able to grow and harvest citrus fruit. Imagine if this treasured state crop and vital part of our region’s economy slowly disappeared, [...]

VISALIA, CALIF. – October 22, 2020 – A total of $45 million in funding for citrus research during the 2020-21 fiscal year was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture National [...]

Effective October 19, 2020, the Department has expanded the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) Bulk Citrus Regional Quarantine Zone 6 to reflect the recent Huanglongbing (HLB) quarantine boundary [...]

A quarantine expansion has been declared following the detection of the citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, in five residential citrus trees located in Rancho Cucamonga. This [...]

Citrus harvest will soon begin citrus in Kern County….the information provided below is to help prevent ACP from establishing in commercial orchards and assist in the movement of harvested [...]

The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division invites growers and industry members in Riverside County and surrounding areas to attend a virtual grower meeting on Friday, Aug. 21 at 9 a.m. The [...]

 Effective July 31, 2020, bulk citrus fruit may be shipped directly to a packinghouse or processor located within a Huanglongbing (HLB) quarantine area without meeting the Asian citrus psyllid [...]

Dear California Citrus Growers, We would like to share with you the status of promising preliminary research that possibly could have important ramifications for California citrus growers. Dr. [...]

On Thursday, July 9, 2020, the House Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to adopt the FY 2021 Appropriation Bill on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration. The [...]