Officials declared a new citrus quarantine in Valley Center after detecting the citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing or citrus greening in five orange trees on a residential property.
A map of the genome of a native lime species that is resistant to a devastating citrus disease could be the key to preventing that disease entering Australia.
morning, 86. 86 years since florida s orange production was this low. blame a freeze this last january to hurricanes and citrus disease that s plagued the state for decades. that means more imported orange juice and likely higher prices. looking at markets around the world right now, european stocks higher this morning. the e.u. striking a deal to tax imports based on greenhouse gas emissions. european central bank and the bank of england set to decide on interest rates later this week. taking a look at wall street, stock index futures up a little bit after a big rally in the dow. the dow ending up more than 500. s&p up and investors saying a smaller interest rate hike will be in store. gas prices fell another penny overnight. national average $3.25 a gallon. average gas prices in 34 states are lower today than on this day last year. so the big question, in money right now is inflation