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Texas citrus growers are among those urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) not to revoke all food residue tolerances on five neonicotinoid insecticides used on citrus. This includes acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. The Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. in 2020 petitioned EPA to revoke the food tolerances for residues of those neonicotinoids. EPA has stated that by April …
Three citrus grower associations applauded Chairman GT Thompson and the U.S. House Agriculture Committee for including critical funding for the Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program in the recent budget reconciliation draft. The associations were California Citrus Mutual (CCM), Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) and Texas Citrus Mutual (TCM). The investment represents a vital commitment to the long-term health and …
By Maegan Beatty Across the United States, farmers have faced freezing temperatures, snowstorms and unpredictable conditions this winter. Texas citrus growers are among those evaluating the effects of the most recent temperature drop. “In regard to growers experiencing damage, we are still assessing,” said Dale Murden, president of Texas Citrus Mutual. “It’s too early to tell overall, but we will …
A little more than 20 inches of rain has fallen on Dale Murden’s Texas grapefruit grove in 2022 — “about average for the year,” he says. But the majority of Texas is in severe drought, and that poses problems for Murden and other Texas growers, especially for the future. “We just are not seeing any rain or significant inflows in …
