Be sure to wash your fresh produce before you eat it! That’s good advice for any time of the year, but it’s particularly important this summer, as food-borne outbreaks of cyclosporiasis continue to climb in America. An intestinal illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, cyclosporiasis’ recent spread has been […]

California’s strawberry, blueberry, and cherry crops are all underperforming this year, despite early predictions of a productive — and, in some cases, record-breaking — season. Blueberry production was projected to reach 88 million pounds in 2026, an all-time high that would have considerably exceeded last year’s haul of 83 million […]

California almond growers are heading into the 2026 season with a slightly smaller crop forecast than last year. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service projects California’s almond harvest at 2.7 billion pounds, down about 1% from 2025. Despite the small decline in total production, yields across the state are expected […]

A citrus greening quarantine in Southern California has expanded. This expansion now reaches into the Ramona area of San Diego County and the Loma Linda area of both San Bernando and Riverside counties. In total, 119 square miles from all three counties were added to the quarantine in April, including […]

When it comes to healthy crop production, pollination can be every bit as important as irrigation. That’s especially true in the almond industry, where nut production relies heavily on honeybee pollination. The yearly migration of bee colonies into California’s almond orchards is one of the biggest pollution events on the […]

January was National Citrus Month, but there are plenty of reasons to salute California’s citrus industry all year round. This month, we’re celebrating the news that one of our favorite citrus varieties — the Tango mandarin — is now royalty-free. With its seedless insides, sweet taste, and easy-to-peel skin, the […]