The 2019 Agricultural Tractor and Mobile Equipment Survey is now online. CCM, in conjunction with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the California Air Resources Board, is looking to collect information from producers in the field, custom operators, and first processing facilities, and covers all mobile Ag equipment using any type of fuel or electricity, [...]
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is awarding water efficiency grants, and there is a particular focus on prioritizing grants to disadvantaged communities and this could include any farm in a (DAC) or one that employs workers from a nearby disadvantaged community. All of the details to learn more are available on the CDFA [...]
Another CDFA Grant Program - Healthy Soils Program (HSP) can fund your efforts to improve soil health. Particular focus will be given to those farms in disadvantaged communities but all commercial farms are eligible to apply. Due Date - March 8, 2019 The HSP Incentives Program provides financial assistance for implementation of conservation management that [...]
The California Citrus Mutual (CCM) Board of Directors has named current Executive Vice President Casey Creamer as its new President and CEO effective February 1st. Creamer came to CCM last February after a national search process to eventually assume the role of President. He succeeds Joel Nelsen, who has guided CCM for the last 37 [...]
It was late summer 1981 when I was approached by representatives of Citrus Mutual to seek my interest in moving to the San Joaquin Valley and becoming the CEO for the organization. The initial answer was “no” but they persisted resulting in a family move to Visalia and assumption of President on February 2, 1982. [...]
Western Agricultural Processors Association, in partnership with other ag groups, is announcing the 2019 Aerial Lift and Fall Protection workshop. The goal of this workshop is to train selected individuals from your company to conduct your in-house aerial lifts and fall protection training. This workshop meets all applicable safety requirements including industry regulations. Course Outline: [...]
County AG Commissioner reports for the 2017 calendar year are now all in with the numbers reported supporting the belief that a very strong season was the result. The total value for all of the citrus in California is about $3.84 billion! There are 324,360 acres dedicated to citrus and those acres produced 257,830 tons [...]
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, commonly known as the 2018 Farm Bill, with overwhelming bipartisan support. This legislation will direct agricultural policy and authorize funding for key agricultural programs in the Federal Government for the next 5 years. The House is expected to pass the bill before the [...]
California Citrus Mutual’s standing committees of Labor, Marketing, Resource Management, and Government Relations reported to the CCM board of directors their thoughts on public policy and education this past week. “Sure, there were some upsets that we didn’t see coming,” reports CCM Chairman Curt Holmes, “but as a non-partisan entity we work with folks on [...]
We know that freeze season can be a nerve-racking time for citrus growers, so CCM implemented a system to help you stay updated on freeze alerts. Through our Weather Watch system, you can sign up for text notifications to alert you every time the CCM Weather Watch Forecast is updated. This will include updates during [...]