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Ribbon-cutting brings new citrus lab online to help with Huanglongbing (HLB) research

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

CDFA undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt (fifth from left) joined the department’s new Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division Director Victoria Hornbaker (second from left), along with growers, packers and leaders of the citrus industry and research community at UC Riverside to cut … Continue reading →

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What could Huanglongbing look like in your citrus? From Western FarmPress

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Todd Fitchette The proliferation of the fatal citrus disease called Huanglongbing (HLB) in urban neighborhoods across the Los Angeles Basin can be traced to the introduction of the Asian citrus psyllid into California about a decade ago. Since the … Continue reading →

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California Citrus Outpaces Florida But Risk From Bacterial Disease Remains – Capital Public Radio

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

By Julia Mitric The Asian citrus psyllid spreads the deadly bacterial disease known as huanglongbing to citrus trees. That disease cut Florida’s citrus crop in half over the past decade according to Bob Blakely with industry group California Citrus Mutual. … Continue reading →

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USDA Announces $22 Million Available for Research to Combat Citrus Greening

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Office of Public Affairs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the availability of $22 million in grants to help citrus producers fight Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. This funding is available through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus … Continue reading →

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Two videos on the Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing – How to check your trees; Florida’s story

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Office of Public Affairs

Thank you to the University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and to California Citrus Mutual.

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Florida citrus production off more than 70 percent; HLB to blame – from Southeast Farm Press

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Office of Public Affairs

Note – Florida has lost approximately $7.8 billion in revenue, 162,200 citrus acres and 7,513 jobs since 2007 The USDA’s forecast Feb. 10 of 69 million boxes of oranges, weighing 90 pounds each, represents a decline of more than 71 … Continue reading →

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Wasps used to protect citrus trees from fatal disease – from the Los Angeles Times

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Office of Public Affairs

By Geoffrey Mohan They look like grains of black sand inside a prescription vial. But each speck is a wasp that is lethal to the offspring of the Asian citrus psyllid, an aphid-size bug that spreads the bacteria that cause … Continue reading →

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USDA Announces New Farm Bill Funds Available for Research to Fight Huanglongbing (HLB) / Citrus Greening

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Office of Public Affairs

$31.5 Million Being Allocated to Test Various Ways to Combat Disease Threatening U.S. Citrus Industry WASHINGTON, June 12, 2014 – United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the availability of $25 million in funding for research and Cooperative Extension … Continue reading →

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Still the People’s Agency 150 Years Later – Happy Birthday, USDA!

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

For producers and consumers of food, this is a sesquicentennial like no other. Two weeks ago, we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Morrill Act, the single piece of legislation that laid the foundation for the modern … Continue reading →

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Save Our Citrus – CDFA Protects Against Threat of Huanglongbing

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Office of Public Affairs

CDFA has produced a video showing efforts to protect against the fatal citrus disease huanglongbing, or citrus greening, following its detection in Los Angeles County:

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