The Citrus Research Board and the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources will be hosting the Lindcove Citrus Gala on October 4, 2019. The event will be held at the Lindcove Research & Extension Center. Join them for a cocktail hour and dinner as they raise money to sweeten the future of citrus at [...]
California Agricultural Labor Association will be hosting a Commercial Industry Education Program on Friday, August 30th at the Lindsay Wellness Center – 860 North Sequoia Ave., Lindsay, CA 93247 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. This event is in partnership with the California Highway Patrol to discuss specific topics to anyone in the commercial trucking [...]
Each year the USDA releases an Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Report. We have included some notable facts from the report below. APHIS inspected and cleared 3.83 billion pounds of fresh fruit and 1.1 billion plants from 22 countries before being shipped to the United States; identified 130,493 individual pests found during U.S. [...]
On Wednesday, August 21st CDFA Secretary Karen Ross announced the selection of Victoria Hornbaker as the Director of the new Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division. “Victoria started her career with California Department of Food and Agriculture in 2008 as the Vertebrate Pest Control Program Supervisor in the Integrated Pest Control (IPC) Branch. She has [...]
Much is being printed about the proposed regulatory modifications to the federal Endangered Species Act. Bottom line: the Administration acted, activists responded, and states sued. This is getting rather predictable. The changes are scheduled to take effect 30 days after the final rules are published in the Federal Register. Highlights specific to our interests are: [...]
CCM’s Alyssa Houtby recently joined representatives from several agricultural associations this week for a roundtable forum with the UC Ag Sustainability Institute and advocacy group “Root of Change” about the future of California agriculture, the regulatory, political, and natural resource issues facing the industry, and opportunities for collaboration. The forum was hosted by the California [...]
CCM President Casey Creamer visited South Africa last week as part of a California trade delegation. The delegation was put together by California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross. Also participating was Karla Nemeth, Director of the California Department of Water Resources; Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist with USDA Natural Resources Conservation District; Randy [...]
The CCM Scholarship Committee has awarded 5 outstanding students with an academic scholarship for the 2019-20 school year. Each of the selected students will pursue a higher education in their chosen fields and have demonstrated excellent leadership, academic, and philanthropic achievements. Please join us in congratulating Aaron Black, Camille Alamo, Ana Cristina Moron Guzman, Jennifer [...]
It is with deep sadness that we learned that Charles W. Coggins, Jr. passed away on Aug 18, 2019, at the age of 88. Coggins served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the California Citrus Quality Council from November 1992 to January 2008. In 2003, he was presented with CCQC’s highest honor, the [...]
Thinking of diversifying your business? UC ANR has rolled out a new website that will act as a repository for a plethora of information for farmers who are interested in creating an agritourism business. Read the article below by Penny Leff of the University of California to find out more information. Californians and California tourists [...]
