Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation - Jay Lopez
- What
- Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation - Jay Lopez
- When
- 2/14/2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Where
- Parent Center - Portable 2
What is the Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation?
Prior to finding citrus greening in Texas, Industry leaders and the state of Texas recognized the potential for our industry to face this disease was very strong, given that ACP was already present in Texas. In 2009, The Texas Legislature, on the request from Industry leaders and growers alike, established a nonprofit corporation, The Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation (TCPDMC). The statute gives the Commissioner of Agriculture the authority to recognize the Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation to plan, carry out, and operate suppression programs to manage and control pests and diseases.
The mission of the Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation, as declared in the Texas Agriculture Code ยง80.002, is to manage and control citrus pests and diseases in citrus plants in the state of Texas by planning, carrying-out and operating a suppression program while incorporating an area-wide, integrated pest management approach.