🎉It's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Week!🎉 Did you know the Delta is a vital region that supplies water to millions, supports local agriculture, and is home to diverse plant and animal species? 🦆🌿🥤 Join in celebrating everything that makes the Delta unique. ✨

Four generations. One family. One fruit. 🍊 The Haurys turned pummelos into their specialty crop, building a family-run farm and packinghouse that’s now 100% organic. A California citrus success story. www.cacitrusmutual.com/2025/06/25/g...

Pollinators are essential to citrus 🌸🐝. Growers time applications carefully and invest in habitat partnerships to protect the bees that keep our orchards thriving. #PollinatorHealth #CaliforniaCitrus

When you peel an orange in New York or Chicago, chances are it came from California. 🍊 90% of America’s fresh citrus is grown here — supporting jobs, families, and communities.

The @uofcalifornia.bsky.social system is an invaluable asset to citrus growers throughout California. @ucriverside.bsky.social 's HLB research keeps our growers on the cutting edge of growing resilient, efficient, and healthy citrus. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/feeding-amer...

This #LaborDay CDFA's Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee is asking Californians NOT to travel with homegrown citrus and plant material to help prevent the spread of Citrus Greening Disease and other dangerous vectors. businesswire.com/news/home/20...

Thank you @esmeraldasoria.bsky.social for spending the afternoon with us! 90% of the nation's fresh citrus comes from California and your leadership supporting our industry ensures we can keep delivering healthy, fresh fruit to families across the country.

Only ~1,000 acres of pummelos are grown in California. For 4 generations, the Haury family has built a thriving organic operation around this rare citrus—adapting to rising costs, water restrictions & imports while keeping quality world-class. 🍊 cacitrusmutual.com/2025/06/25/g...

Exciting 📰: Texas A&M AgriLife Research is launching a multi-institutional study to develop and evaluate systems that deliver treatments to trees affected by citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing. Read more: www.morningagclips.com/agrilife-res...

Tariffs in Canada, volatility in China, lemons at record lows - challenges are real, but so is the citrus industry's resilience. CEO Casey Creamer maps the path forward and how growers can adapt. www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2025/07...

🚨 USDA APHIS with CA Dept of Food & Ag has expanded Huanglongbing (citrus greening) quarantines across multiple CA counties after new residential detections. Stay alert, report symptomatic trees. 🌳🦠 AgNet West has the story 👇 agnetwest.com/aphis-expand...

It is with incredible great sadness that we report that former CCM President Joel Nelson has passed away. For 37 years, Joel guided CCM with clear vision and tireless advocacy on behalf of our growers. Details on the celebration of life available 👇 www.cacitrusmutual.com/2025/07/08/j...

When life gives you lemons... chances are they came from California. 🍋 Huge shoutout to the hardworking growers behind those 980,000 tons of sunshine. #NationalLemonMonth #CACitrus #CaliforniaGrown

Rising productions costs, sustained import deficits in citrus, and tariff related challenges are resulting in negative returns for many California citrus growers. Fresh Fruit Fruit Portal discusses this and more with CCM President Casey Creamer. www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2025/05...

California’s summer citrus harvest means more than just fruit in supermarkets—it’s jobs, local economies, and a connection to land that’s been farmed for generations. Growers are optimistic this season, and for good reason. Read more from @ThePacker 🍊 www.thepacker.com/news/produce...

Can you guess this citrus? Hint: Sometimes called 'citrus caviar' for their tiny, caviar-like vesicles, it's also popular as a garnish for seafood, cocktails and sushi.

California growers know the importance of sustainable and creative water management. The boom and bust of droughts and water scarcity demand it. Great article from the Packer on what California has done to protect this precious resource. www.thepacker.com/news/sustain...

Scientists at @ucriverside.bsky.social found a new natural signal that tells plants how to grow. Tapping it could strengthen citrus roots and help trees fight citrus greening (HLB). 🍊🔬 #CitrusResearch #UCR www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Alumni Spotlight: Meet Jacob Villagomez he serves as the Director of Governmental Affairs for @cacitrusmutual.bsky.social! Jacob is a proud graduate of California State University, Fresno and he completed his internships with then-Assemblymember Henry T. Perea in Spring & Summer of 2015.

Exciting announcement from the City of Riverside! Riverside is launching an ambitious agricultural project to train farmers and grow fresh healthy food in the city. Find out more 👇. iebusinessdaily.com/riverside-ag...

The Fresno Madera Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee is now accepting scholarship applications! Scan the QR code and fill out the application if eligible. Apps must be received no later than 4/30 to [email protected]. Recipients will be notified by 6/1. #maderacountyfarmbureau #fresnocountyfarmbureau

CDFA has expanded the Huanglongbing (HLB) quarantine boundary in San Diego County’s Valley Center area due to the detection of two HLB-positive citrus trees. The infected trees were treated and removed to prevent the spread of the disease. agnetwest.com/cdfa-expands...

Citrus bloom is underway throughout the Central Valley. CCM has created GIS map to help highlight where blooms are occurring so growers can comply with state Regulations covering the citrus/bee protection areas. Learn more at www.cacitrusmutual.com/2025/03/27/c...

CCM staff are working to keep our members apprised of updates relating to tariffs on relevant export markets. Here is where things stand currently. We will provide more information as it becomes available.

🍊 #CitrusFacts 1. CA Produces 93% of U.S. fresh citrus. 2. The U.S. exported over $814M in fresh citrus last year. Top destinations: South Korea – 26.9% Canada – 26.4% Japan – 12.4% Mexico – 10.8% China/HK – 7.4% American farmers → Global markets. #DidYouKnow

Hi Blue Sky Friends! We’re California Citrus Mutual—grower-led and policy-focused, here to peel back the layers on what’s happening in citrus. Follow us for juicy updates on advocacy, industry news, and the occasional fruit pun. #CAGrown #AgPolicy