May 2010 news archives
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Landowner wants to convert grove to housing
Tampa Tribune on May 6, 2010SEBRING - John Strang has seen his 11.2-acre citrus grove die after his trees got infected by citrus greening disease . To save his property,...
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CBP increasing inspections at the border
KGNS on May 7, 2010Just as they have before, Customs will be inspecting for various types of greenery that may carry the citrus greening disease , which can be devastating to ... and more...
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Border checks in full bloom
Brownsville Herald on May 7, 2010... in the United States, as they can carry the citrus greening disease , which if allowed to spread could have destructive effects on American crops. ... and more...
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Citrus disease spurs survey, prevention efforts
The Packer on May 7, 2010After finding evidence that citrus black spot disease is spreading, Florida's citrus industry is joining together to fight it. ... and more...
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Science of citrus - Lake Alfred center stays at the forefront of international ...
News Chief on May 9, 2010Swapna Mony, a senior biological scientist, conducting research on citrus canker in the pathology lab at the University of Florida Institute of Food and...
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Redlands Foothill Groves is last packinghouse to thrive in county
Contra Costa Times on May 9, 2010The Asian insect, carrier for a deadly citrus disease , is the latest adjustment for Martinez, general and sales manager of Redlands Foothill Groves - the ... and more...
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Tulare County's child welfare unit seeks 14 new vehicles
Visalia Times-Delta on May 10, 2010... Department of Food and Agriculture for the state to reimburse the county $169402 to cover costs of trapping and detecting Asian citrus psyllids . ... and more...
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Tulare County eyes van for child welfare
Visalia Times-Delta on May 10, 2010... Department of Food and Agriculture for the state to reimburse the county $169402 to cover costs of trapping and detecting Asian citrus psyllids . ... and more...
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Appeals court upholds award for Floridians who lost healthy citrus trees
Lexington Herald Leader on May 12, 2010Broward County homeowners who saw healthy citrus trees cut down and ground up during the state's purge to halt citrus canker won a collective $8 million ... and more...
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Landfill fees too high? Tulare County to look at decreasing fees to be more ...
Visalia Times-Delta on May 12, 2010The insects can carry huanglongbing (HLB), a disease that severely damages citrus trees. Accepted a $173465 grant from the California Water Resources ... and more...
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US (FL): Citrus canker windfall hits a sour note
FreshPlaza on May 13, 2010For Broward Countians who sued the Florida Department of Agriculture over its controversial citrus canker eradication program, an appellate court victory on ... and more...
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Vermont Fruit Growers Assess Freeze Damage
ClaimsJournal.com on May 13, 2010Orchardists and fruit growers from parts of Vermont hit by a hard freeze are assessing the damage to their crops, but it could be some time before the full ... and more...
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER SERVICES v. BORGOFF
Leagle.com on May 13, 2010[ 1 ] The trial judge found that over 100000 non-commercial trees in the County not affected with citrus canker had been taken and destroyed by DACS during ... and more...
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Canker Award Upheld
The Ledger on May 13, 2010... an award of $11 million in damages to Broward County homeowners whose healthy fruit trees were destroyed in the state's battle against citrus canker . ... and more...
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court upholds award for those who lost healthy citrus trees
Miami Hurricanes on May 13, 2010(blog) Broward homeowners who saw healthy citrus trees cut down and ground up during the state's purge to halt citrus canker won a ... and more...
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Court upholds $11M citrus canker payout, but Florida vows to appeal
MiamiHerald.com on May 13, 2010For Broward Countians who sued the Florida Department of Agriculture over its controversial citrus canker eradication ... and more...
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Teen pleads guilty to second-degree murder, will testify in deaths of ...
Tampabay.com on May 13, 2010... an award of $11 million in damages to Broward County homeowners whose healthy fruit trees were destroyed in the state's battle against citrus canker . ... and more...
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Vilsack hears Florida's produce industry concerns
The Packer on May 14, 2010Sparks said halting the spread of citrus greening disease remains the most troubling issue afflicting the US citrus industry. “We have a crisis,” he said. ... and more...
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New Agreement Takes Aim at Potato Pest and its Disease-Causing Cohort
Agricultural Research on May 14, 2010Strategically placed around potato fields, attractant-laced traps would enable growers to capture male psyllids and determine when the insects are ... and more...
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Citrus disease seen as gravest peril to Calif. county's crops
Scripps News on May 17, 2010While HLB, also known as citrus vein phloem degeneration or citrus greening disease, has yet to be spotted in California, the insect that spreads it -- the...
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Court Upholds $8M Citrus Canker Payout in Florida
Courthouse News Service on May 18, 2010(CN) - Florida owes $8 million to more than 50000 citrus tree owners for wiping out 100000 of their healthy trees in a citrus canker purge, a state appeals ... and more...
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US consumer prices dip in April for 1st decline in 13 months as gas prices fall
Toronto on May 19, 2010Economists had expected a bigger increase because of a winter freeze on Florida vegetable and citrus crops. Clothing costs dropped by 0.7 per cent in April...
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Consumer prices dip in April for first decline in 13 months, pulled down by ...
Newser on May 19, 2010Economists had expected a bigger increase because of a winter freeze on Florida vegetable and citrus crops. Clothing costs dropped by 0.7 percent in April...
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Who wins in canker case?
Sun-Sentinel on May 19, 2010AP I read with interest the two May 12 articles about the ruling in the Broward citrus canker case. In one, "Appeals court upholds award for those who lost ... and more...
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Interview with Ted A. Batkin of the Citrus Research Board
FreshPlaza on May 21, 2010Kern County citrus growers are extremely anxious about the looming threat of citrus greening disease , known as huanglongbing in China, where it originated. ... and more...
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Peru: Preventive activities best remedies for citrus diseases
Agencia Peruana de Noticias on May 21, 2010The citrus diseases in Peru are controlled or have not yet arrived there, that´s why an effort should be made to avoid the propagation of these diseases, ... and more...
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Today in Health History
Intelihealth.com on May 25, 2010He found that the sailors who were given doses of citrus fruit were cured of the disease within a week. Lind's report, "A Treatise of the Scurvy," was...
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Farm leaves canker outbreak behind
ABC Online on May 25, 2010A central Queensland citrus grower affected by Emerald's citrus canker outbreak expects to have his farm back to full production within two years. ... and more...
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Canker-affected farm back to full citrus stock
ABC Online on May 26, 2010... half-a-million citrus trees at Emerald were ripped out and it wasn't until January last year that Queensland was officially declared citrus canker free. ... and more...
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Rural News and Information for ABC Wide Bay, Wednesday 26th May 2010
ABC Local on May 26, 2010The first trees in the area were replanted in 2007, but it wasn't until January last year that Queensland was officially declared citrus canker free. ... and more...
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US faces rising heatwave and hurricane threats
Agrimoney.com on May 27, 2010... which extended long term through the time needed to develop groves and the spread of diseases, such as citrus canker , fostered by the storms. ... and more...
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U.S. v. ALFARO-MONCADA
Leagle.com on May 28, 2010... Florida lost 2.1 million citrus trees because of the spread of citrus canker , a highly contagious bacterial disease); Lawrence J. Dyckman, Gen...
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US under threat from La Nina, Atlantic hurricanes
Commodity Online on May 28, 2010... which extended long term through the time needed to develop groves and the spread of diseases, such as citrus canker , fostered by the storms. ... and more...
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Excellence at AusVeg
Weekly Times Now on May 28, 2010It is caused by bacteria carried by psyllids , which look like tiny cicadas. AusVeg technical advisory group chairman Dr Kevin Clayton-Greene urged growers...
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Auburndale grove is fertile ground for new research
News Chief on May 30, 2010"This project was started in response to the ( citrus) greening disease ," Schumann said. "We are looking at possible alternatives. We know it will happen, ... and more...