Results Help Ensure Consumer Confidence in Produce
Article from SafeFruitsandVeggies.com Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Pesticide Data Program (PDP) released its 2020 sampling results. More than 99% of the fruits and [...]
$45 Million in Funding for Citrus Research Awarded by USDA NIFA ECDRE
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 [...]
PREPARING FOR HARVEST
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 [...]
2020-21 California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report Released
Today, the USDA released the 2020-21 California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report. The initial 2020-21 Navel orange forecast is 84.0 million cartons, down 5 percent from the previous [...]
CRB Responds to UCR’s New HLB Technology Licensing Agreement
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. [...]
CRB Elects New Executive Officers
On September 24, 2019, during the Citrus Research Board’s (CRB) Annual Meeting, the Board voted to recommend three members to the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture [...]
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for the new Biosafety Level-3 Lab
On September 26, 2019, leaders from the California citrus industry and the University of California, Riverside gathered to celebrate the grand opening of a Biosafety Level-3 Lab that will be used [...]
USDA Visits with California Citrus
Dr. Wendy Jin, the Executive Director of the USDA-APHIS-PPQ Science and Technology, Scott Pfister with USDA-APHIS-PPQ Laboratory Director, and Dr. Greg Simmons, USDA-APHIS CPHST Laboratory came [...]
Long-awaited HLB research lab soon to be a reality
On Monday, the executive committee for the California Citrus Research Foundation held a conference call with CRB leadership and the UC Riverside containment director about the status of the [...]
Riverside County Reverses Budget Cuts to UC Cooperative Extension
Riverside County Board of Supervisors was persuaded to reverse its decision to drastically reduce its budget for UC Cooperative Extension from $674,064 to $112,000 on Monday, June 10th at its [...]
