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New Zealand Apple Industry Recovering
New Zealand’s fresh apple industry is experiencing a strong recovery in production and exports following the catastrophic damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. FAS/Wellington forecasts marketing year (MY) 2026/2027 commercial production to reach 590,000 metric tons (MT) across 11,250 hectares of planted area. This volume will return the sector to pre-pandemic levels, marking […]
New Zealand Apple Industry Recovering
New Zealand’s fresh apple industry is experiencing a strong recovery in production and exports following the catastrophic damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. FAS/Wellington forecasts marketing year (MY) 2026/2027 commercial production to reach 590,000 metric tons (MT) across 11,250 hectares of planted area. This volume will return the sector to pre-pandemic levels, marking […]
New Zealand Apple Industry Recovering
New Zealand’s fresh apple industry is experiencing a strong recovery in production and exports following the catastrophic damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. FAS/Wellington forecasts marketing year (MY) 2026/2027 commercial production to reach 590,000 metric tons (MT) across 11,250 hectares of planted area. This volume will return the sector to pre-pandemic levels, marking […]
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Huanglongbing Quarantine Boundary Expands in Riverside, SD Counties
Effective September 11, 2026, the Department is expanding the citrus greening disease boundary in the Murrieta area of Riverside County and into San Diego County (grids 484, 499, and 510). A map of the expanded boundary can be found at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/citrus/pests_diseases/hlb/regulation.html. Also effective September 11, 2026, the Department is expanding the Asian Citrus Psyllid Bulk Citrus Regional Quarantine Zone 6 […]
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Huanglongbing Quarantine Boundary Expands in Riverside, SD Counties
Effective September 11, 2026, the Department is expanding the citrus greening disease boundary in the Murrieta area of Riverside County and into San Diego County (grids 484, 499, and 510). A map of the expanded boundary can be found at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/citrus/pests_diseases/hlb/regulation.html. Also effective September 11, 2026, the Department is expanding the Asian Citrus Psyllid Bulk Citrus Regional Quarantine Zone 6 […]
APHIS Expands the Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantined Area in California
APHIS Expands Sweet Orange Scab Quarantine
Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus Quarantine Boundary Expanded
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This Week In Ag – September 2
Five stories are making headlines across California agriculture this week, from a familiar Central Valley face appearing on pistachio packaging to a new tool aimed at protecting cattle from New World screwworm. Here’s what you need to know in this week’s edition of This Week in Ag. Josh Allen Featured on Wonderful Pistachios Packaging Firebaugh […]
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This Week In Ag – September 2
Five stories are making headlines across California agriculture this week, from a familiar Central Valley face appearing on pistachio packaging to a new tool aimed at protecting cattle from New World screwworm. Here’s what you need to know in this week’s edition of This Week in Ag. Josh Allen Featured on Wonderful Pistachios Packaging Firebaugh […]
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LA Times Report Highlights Corruption in Mexico’s Avocado Region
The California Avocado Commission said a new Los Angeles Times report detailing pervasive violence and intimidation in Mexico’s major avocado-producing region underscores the urgent need for USMCA import limits on Mexican avocados to protect US growers, safeguard the U.S. food supply and prevent criminal organizations from destroying a vitally important sector of American agriculture. The Times report, “Avocados were a lifeline — and then a bitter […]
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LA Times Report Highlights Corruption in Mexico’s Avocado Region
The California Avocado Commission said a new Los Angeles Times report detailing pervasive violence and intimidation in Mexico’s major avocado-producing region underscores the urgent need for USMCA import limits on Mexican avocados to protect US growers, safeguard the U.S. food supply and prevent criminal organizations from destroying a vitally important sector of American agriculture. The Times report, “Avocados were a lifeline — and then a bitter […]
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In the summer of 1993, I visited the two small farms on the campus of UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). One of them was a flat, sunny site near the coast, the air pleasantly warm instead of blistering hot like further inland. The tour guide showed us a field in which small, round, bright-red tomatoes peeked […]
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Dry Farming with Tomatoes
In the summer of 1993, I visited the two small farms on the campus of UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). One of them was a flat, sunny site near the coast, the air pleasantly warm instead of blistering hot like further inland. The tour guide showed us a field in which small, round, bright-red tomatoes peeked […]
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UC Ag and Natural Resources is hosting a Dragon Fruit Production Workshop and Farm Tour for growers in the San Diego area. The two-day event will discuss topics ranging from variety selection and field establishment to irrigation, pest management and marketing. Growers will have an opportunity to see the latest research and witness hands-on demonstrations, […]
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Dragon Fruit Production and Farm Tour Coming to Southern California
UC Ag and Natural Resources is hosting a Dragon Fruit Production Workshop and Farm Tour for growers in the San Diego area. The two-day event will discuss topics ranging from variety selection and field establishment to irrigation, pest management and marketing. Growers will have an opportunity to see the latest research and witness hands-on demonstrations, […]
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LGMA Webinar Highlights Science-Based Strategies for Preventing Cyclospora
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