Jan 2010 news archives

  • Citrus growers say disease could be end of industry
    Tampa Tribune on January 2, 2010

    The threat from so-called citrus greening — also called Huanglongbing or yellow dragon disease — is so great that growers, who by nature grouse at any levy ... and more...

  • Citrus growers struggling
    MyFoxOrlando.com on January 2, 2010

    (AP) - Citrus growers are starting out the new decade in what many of them call a do-or-die fight against citrus greening. Growers have voted to further tax ... and more...

  • The struggle to save citrus in Florida - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
    Sarasota Herald-Tribune on January 2, 2010

    ... the science projects, the remaining 10 percent of which will examine ways to handle citrus canker , another disease now endemic in the US citrus belt. ... and more...

  • Growers struggling to save citrus industry
    News Chief on January 3, 2010

    The threat from so-called citrus greening - also called Huanglongbing or yellow dragon disease - is so great that growers, who by nature grouse at any levy ... and more...

  • Citrus growers: We're struggling to save industry
    Capital Press on January 3, 2010

    The threat from so-called citrus greening -- also called Huanglongbing or yellow dragon disease -- is so great that growers, who by nature grouse at any ... and more...

  • Citrus Growers Struggling To Save Industry
    Food Manufacturing on January 4, 2010

    The threat from so-called citrus greening — also called Huanglongbing or yellow dragon disease — is so great that growers, who by nature grouse at any levy ... and more...

  • EU 'must face citrus disease threat'
    Fruitnet.com on January 5, 2010

    A leading Spanish fresh produce association has accused the Spanish government and the European Commission of “being complacent” over the threat posed by...

  • Growers can't chill out just yet with colder weather ahead
    Naples Daily News on January 5, 2010

    Growers are spraying pesticides to try to keep down the population of psyllids , the tiny insects that so efficiently spread the disease. ... and more...

  • US: Harmful insects worry citrus growers
    FreshPlaza on January 5, 2010

    Insects that are notorious for spreading a dreaded citrus disease have been found in Yuma County, threatening the livelihoods of citrus growers and...

  • US: Local navel crop starting small
    FreshPlaza on January 6, 2010

    The quarantine is a cautionary measure to preempt the discovery of the Asian citrus psyllid, an insect that can carry the deadliest citrus disease in the...

  • The Learn About Futures Insider: Orange Juice
    Inside Futures on January 7, 2010

    Citrus Canker – This bacterial disease causes lesions on leaves, stem, and fruit and can cause oranges to drop early. Most countries in which infection has ... and more...

  • Florida Cold Snap Lifts Orange Juice 7 pct, to 2-Year High
    FLEXNEWS on January 8, 2010

    ... feel the crop will only get smaller as this week's deep freeze compounds present-day problems in the groves such as the fatal citrus greening disease . ... and more...

  • Today's Leaders Set Stage for Next Generation of Pacesetters
    The Ledger on January 8, 2010

    But that created another problem, the spreading of citrus canker , which causes lesions on the fruit, making it unmarketable. Still, the industry is facing...

  • Non-Citrus May Benefit From Freeze; Orange Prices Rise
    CNBC on January 8, 2010

    ... feel the crop will only get smaller as this week's deep freeze compounds present-day problems in the groves such as the fatal citrus greening disease . ... and more...

  • Today's Leaders Set Stage for Next Generation of Pacesetters
    The Ledger on January 9, 2010

    But that created another problem, the spreading of citrus canker , which causes lesions on the fruit, making it unmarketable. Still, the industry is facing ... and more...

  • Governor plans some deep cuts in $82.9b budget
    Fresno Bee on January 9, 2010

    Allocates $19.8 million in federal money for control of Asian citrus psyllid, a potential carrier of the tree-killing citrus greening disease . ... and more...

  • Harsh freeze hits Florida's citrus groves - NWS
    Reuters India on January 11, 2010

    ... if the freeze affects the ability of citrus trees, already hard hit by diseases like citrus greening and citrus canker , to flower for the 2010/11 crop...

  • Glimpses of our ag backbone
    Tampa Tribune on January 11, 2010

    Acres of abandoned citrus groves served as a reminder of the threat grove owners endured with citrus canker disease. It has since moved on to greening...

  • Citrus in sunny Florida gets iced over from blast of Arctic air (TVNZ)
    Citrus in sunny Florida gets iced over from blast of Arctic air on January 11, 2010

    Plunging overnight temperatures froze fruit in Florida's citrus growing regions, inflicting varying damage to the orange crop...

  • Clermont nursery operators arrested on charges of selling citrus trees ...
    Orlando Sentinel on January 12, 2010

    John Mahon, his wife, Shelby, and son Daniel Mahon sold 724 young trees infected with citrus canker to grove owners for $5700 last summer and sold more ... and more...

  • Freeze mauls Florida citrus, damage reported
    U.S. Daily on January 12, 2010

    ... if the freeze affects the ability of citrus trees, already hard hit by diseases like citrus greening and citrus canker , to flower for the 2010/11 crop. ... and more...

  • Citrus growing family arrested
    MyFoxOrlando.com on January 12, 2010

    ... as well as son Daniel Mahon, 37, allegedly sold 724 juvenile citrus trees infected with citrus canker to an unsuspecting citrus grove owner for some ... and more...

  • Freeze mauls Florida citrus, significant damage seen
    Alibaba News Channel on January 12, 2010

    The freeze also could make it harder for citrus trees, already hard hit by diseases like citrus greening and citrus canker , to flower for the 2010/11 crop. ... and more...

  • Nursery owners arrested for shipping canker-infected trees
    The Packer on January 13, 2010

    Florida agriculture officials have arrested a family allegedly involved in trying to ship citrus canker -infected trees out of a quarantined area. ... and more...

  • Bronson Announces Arrest for Citrus Quarantine Violations
    Southeast AgNet on January 13, 2010

    ... as well as son Daniel Mahon, 37, allegedly sold 724 juvenile citrus trees infected with citrus canker to an unsuspecting citrus grove owner for some ... and more...

  • Clermont nursery operators arrested on charges of selling citrus trees with ...
    Orlando Sentinel on January 13, 2010

    John Mahon, his wife, Shelby, and son Daniel Mahon sold 724 young trees infected with citrus canker to grove owners for $5700 last summer and sold more ... and more...

  • Winter doesn't have to be a colorless season
    Washington Post on January 15, 2010

    For example, flying dragon hardy orange (Poncirus trifoliata "Flying Dragon ") can provide a classical or contemporary sculptural element when it loses its...

  • California's HLB citrus challenge
    Western Farm Press on January 15, 2010

    Citrus greening is caused by a disease called Huanglongbing , which is carried by a citrus psyllid no bigger than an aphid. Nelsen told how he watched young ... and more...

  • Cold, Hard Facts About Saving Florida's Oranges
    Miller-McCune.com on January 16, 2010

    "You would hope that the cold would reduce some of the psyllids ," Oswalt said. "But it won't completely get rid of them." So, for now, making the citrus...

  • US: Cold, hard facts about saving Florida's oranges
    FreshPlaza on January 18, 2010

    "You would hope that the cold would reduce some of the psyllids ," Oswalt said. "But it won't completely get rid of them." So, for now, making the citrus ... and more...

  • UF to dedicate 80000-square-foot Emerging Pathogens Institute facility
    Ethiopian Review on January 19, 2010

    “We have already seen the consequences, for example, with citrus greening disease . The Emerging Pathogens Institute will help us understand and contain ... and more...

  • Disease, economy worry citrus industry
    The Packer on January 22, 2010

    While that state has dealt with the problem longer and felt its effects more severely, Asian psyllids have been detected in Texas, Arizona and California as ... and more...

  • Citrus greening, canker still major concerns
    The Packer on January 25, 2010

    The pain scale in dealing with citrus canker and greening runs on a bit of a sliding scale across the country, with the east side (Florida) suffering much ... and more...

  • "Most difficult grapefruit season in Florida for years"
    FreshPlaza on January 25, 2010

    "Many orchards were destroyed last year, because of ' citrus canker ', leaving the healthy orchards less protected against branch and wind damage during the...

  • UF's EPI poised to fight tomorrow's diseases
    Gainesville Sun on January 26, 2010

    Plant diseases include citrus canker , blight and greening, sudden oak death, soybean rust, Pierce's disease of grapes. • Animal diseases that can affect ... and more...

  • Disease puts the squeeze on citrus trees
    Tampa Tribune on January 27, 2010

    Another bacterial disease that has become a serious problem is citrus canker . The bacteria are not spread by an insect but by wind-driven rain. ... and more...

  • Citrus group approves greening research
    Fruitnet.com on January 27, 2010

    An advisory committee of Florida citrus growers has agreed to the recommendation of continued research into huanglongbing , or citrus greening, the incurable ... and more...

  • Researchers update efforts to combat greening at citrus show - Vero Beach Press-Journal
    Vero Beach Press-Journal on January 28, 2010

    FORT PIERCE — Even if researchers came up tomorrow with a “magic bullet,” an insecticide that more effectively killed the asian psyllids ... and more...

  • Florida beefs up citrus greening research
    The Packer on January 28, 2010

    ... solutions to halt the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid, which hosts and spreads the citrus greening disease Huanglongbing that kills citrus trees. ... and more...

  • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES v. PATCHEN
    Leagle.com on January 28, 2010

    ... for the destruction of citrus canker exposed trees, pending a decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in a related class action on which it...

  • Intrepid 2F Insecticide Receives Special Use Label In Florida
    PerishableNews on January 29, 2010

    (press release) The importance of controlling citrus leafminer, which acts as a vector for citrus canker , became increasingly evident last year. Citrus canker makes fruit...

  • Catalogues a gardener's best friend
    Victoria Times Colonist on January 29, 2010

    Dragon carrot was a hit in my garden last year. This highly nutritious carrot is bright orange with reddish purple skin. - Napoli, new to the WCS catalogue...

  • Disease puts squeeze on Florida's citrus trees
    Tampa Tribune on January 29, 2010

    Another bacterial disease that has become a serious problem is citrus canker . The bacteria are not spread by an insect but by wind-driven rain. ... and more...

  • Citrus Greening Symposium Published on the Plant Management Network - PR-CANADA.net
    PR-CANADA.net on January 31, 2010

    (press release) Huanglongbing (HLB), or Citrus Greening Disease , a major threat native to Asia, has rapidly globalized in recent years, devastating citrus crops in the...