USDA Announces Huanglongbing Multi-agency Coordination Group’s First Funding

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The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA), Huanglongbing Multi-agency Coordination Group (HLB MAC), led by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), today announced funding allocations of more than $1.5 million to expand biocontrol efforts directed towards fighting Huanglongbing also known as citrus greening. This is the first designation of funds by the HLB MAC Group since it was established by the Secretary of Agriculture in December 2013 and is their first step in fulfilling the commitment to providing practical tools and solutions to the citrus industry.

Learn more at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/2014/05/pdf/SA_HLB_MAC_funding.pdf