In California, where farming has grown into a $60B industry, science is happening down on the farm — and research has literally become an essential part of putting food on tables across America.

While their spring blossom and autumn fruit are welcome members of the Prunus family can be a bit of a nuisance ...

SAVING SEEDS: Collect seeds from your flowers to plant next year. They include warm-season annuals such as cosmos, cleome, ...

This leaf disease has been firmly established in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut and has spread north into New ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The California Department of Food and Agriculture issued a citrus quarantine this week for northern San Diego County and part of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The quarantine was ...

A San Diego County agricultural inspector with harvested lemons. (FILE photo courtesy of the county) The California Department of Food and Agriculture issued a citrus quarantine this week for northern ...

Trim dead, damaged, or crowded branches to boost fruit quality and keep trees tidy. Thinning the canopy and reducing height improves sun exposure, airflow, and ease of care. Regular pruning supports ...

GROVELAND, Fla. — Matt Mattia used both hands to flip through the branch at his eye level, studying each side of every leaf as sunlight filtered from above. “Just healthy leaves,” he said, noting the ...

In a new strategy to combat citrus greening disease, scientists have engineered citrus trees to act as both bait and executioner for the insects that spread the disease. Using virus-induced gene ...

Nalani Vaughn, owner of Fruitmommy Organic Solutions, watched as her crew of experienced pruners removed deadwood and branches from the grove of 15 mature navel and Valencia orange trees, survivors of ...