FALL 2018
Citrus Research Board Celebrates 50 Years!
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SUMMER 2018
A New Way to Control Invasive Ants – Pg. 30
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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS
CRB Special Board Meeting Minutes
On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 the Citrus Research Board held a Special Board Meeting.
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Save the Date: Joint Conference of the IOCV XXI and IRCHLB VI Coming to Riverside, CA
Release of National Citrus Breeders Collaboration Meeting Final Report
Sixty‐two citrus rootstock and scion breeders, university administrators, citrus industry representatives, federal government officials and citrus research funding agency representatives met in Denver, Colorado to discuss barriers and find solutions to achieve more effective coordination and collaboration among citrus breeder scientists working on huanglongbing (HLB) mitigation. Participants identified four major areas of barriers based on the whole group’s discussion of the pre‐workshop survey: 1) Scientific Barriers, 2) Regulatory Barriers, 3) Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer Barriers and 4) Funder‐related Barriers. This final report outlines their findings and next steps to achieve more effective coordination and collaboration among citrus breeder scientists working on HLB mitigation.
California Citrus Economic Impact Final Report – Citrus Research Board Quantifies Industry Importance
May 16, 2018 – Visalia, Calif. – The total economic impact of California’s iconic citrus industry is $7.117 billion according to a new study commissioned by the Citrus Research Board (CRB).