The Asian Citrus Psyllid and the HLB disease it carries continues its westward march leaving Florida and Georgia and the rest of the south with $3 billion in losses. California’s $1 billion citrus industry is now under threat but there is hope for CA nurseries using new greenhouses by Airstream Innovations. When the CDFA mandated only certified Psyllid/HLB-free trees may be sold or planted in California, this left citrus nurserymen …Read More
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Brokaw Nursery Adopts Airstream Greenhouses for Citrus Production
July 2013 – VENTURA, CALIFORNIA Rob Brokaw of avocado fame is at the helm of this multi-generational farming family. To ensure their presence in the citrus market in the face of new HLB quarantines, Brokaw ordered three Airstream tunnels, each 100′ x 500′ featuring a triple-tower configuration and nearly 50,000 square feet of planting space each. Brokaw recognized he needed a reliable solution and chose Airstream Innovations to help protect their future citrus business. The first tunnel went up in July 2013 …Read More
A Positive Pressure Future for Agriculture
SAN DIEGO, CA. The term “pressure” has been tossed around a lot in the farming industry and one thing is clear. We all agree pressure is bad. At worst, it is a disaster, at best, a distraction. But not in this case. There’s a fresh positive attraction to pressure when it comes to David Chelf and his amazing positive pressure greenhouses. We caught up with David last October in San Diego …Read More