TDA established a 5 mile quarantine zone around the infected orchard. TNLA notified its members and all are complying with the quarantine. Commissioner Staples appointed Jim Reaves to the Science Panel to advise weekly decisions on the quarantine. Each Friday, the group meets by phone to make recommendations. Commissioner Staples has thanked TNLA multiple times for our input and our working to stop this threat.
Todd Kinney, State Director for TNLA Region VII, addressed a crowd of concerned citrus growers and local media with Texas Ag Commission Todd Staples and Texas Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.