Pest and Disease

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division (CPDPD), the CDFA’s Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) quarantine program now requires all [...]

Left to Right: Boomer Murray, Matt Fisher, Lisa Tate, Diane Guinn, Jacob Villagomez, Ariana Joven, Jared Plumlee, Julia Inestroza, Casey Creamer, Joe Shea (Governor’s Deputy Cabinet Secretary), [...]

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Asian Citrus Psyllid quarantine program is now requiring farm labor contractors (FLCs) to have a valid compliance agreement to harvest [...]

The proposed neonicitinoids (neonic) regulations have been reviewed by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and were completed April 12, 2023. The regulation, which will become effective on [...]

The California Citrus Quality Council (CCQC) is providing additional guidance on how to comply with the Korea and China export protocols. Korea CCQC is advising the industry that the risk of [...]

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2023 Citrus Showcase last Thursday! We had a very strong showing of growers and industry partners in attendance and after two years of smaller shows due to [...]

Recently, CCM President Casey Creamer traveled to D.C. to meet with USDA staff about issues affecting the citrus industry. While there, he met with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection [...]

 The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is announcing one vacancy on the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee. The Committee advises the CDFA Secretary on activities [...]

The USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension (ECDRE) Program works to provide grants to support research and extension efforts [...]

The Citrus Research Board (CRB) announced the release of its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The RFP looks to address those areas of research deemed of highest importance [...]