CCM’s Joel Nelsen was reappointed to the Administration’s Fruit & Vegetable Trade Advisory Committee this week as announced by USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and Trade Ambassador Robert Lighthizer. These positions are highly coveted as they have direct engagement with Administration officials on trade policy. Nelsen has served since the George W. Bush Administration, and for [...]
Yesterday, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced that they are going to begin the cancellation process of chlorpyrifos. The statement cites scientific findings that chlorpyrifos poses serious public health and environmental risks to vulnerable communities. “The decision to ban chlorpyrifos is not surprising given the significant [...]
Media Contact: Joel Nelsen, President (559) 592-3790 California Citrus Mutual Comments on USDA Trade Remedies Exeter, CA, July 25, 2018 - The California Citrus Mutual Board of Directors has reviewed the Administration's proposal to provide $12 billion in mitigation to U.S. farmers to offset losses resulting from the ongoing trade debate. "The Board unanimously agreed that [...]
Media Contact: Alyssa Houtby, Director of Government Affairs (559) 592-3790 Industry-Funded HLB Research Facility Now Accepting Project Applications Exeter, CA, January 17, 2018 - California Citrus Mutual, together with the California Citrus Research Foundation and the University of California, Riverside are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for research space in the newly built [...]
Media Contact: Alyssa Houtby, Director of Government Affairs (559) 592-3790 Mother Nature Delivers Early Christmas Present for Valley Citrus Crop December 22, 2017, Exeter, CA - Temperatures throughout most of the Central Valley citrus belt failed to reach predicted lows Thursday night and Friday morning. In the coldest of areas, temperatures dipped to 26 degrees, although [...]
Media Contact: Alyssa Houtby, Director of Government Affairs (559) 592-3790 Warm overnight temperatures a welcomed surprise for Valley citrus growers December 21, 2017, Exeter, CA - Cold temperatures failed to materialize as forecast in the Central Valley citrus belt. Growers report that overnight lows dropped to the low 30s and stayed well within the "sweet spot" [...]
Media Contact: Lauren Droogh, Program Coordinator (559) 592-3790 California Citrus Mutual, Senator Jean Fuller Team up to Deliver Huge Fruit Donation to Kern County Food Bank Annual Citrus Stride event yields 44,000 pounds of citrus for the Community Action Partnership of Kern County Exeter, CA – California citrus growers donated 44,000 pounds of citrus to [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 Media Contacts: Alyssa Houtby, Director of Government Affairs alyssa@cacitrusmutual.com (559) 592-3790 Bipartisan Coalition Focuses Attention on 150+ Valley Communities with Unsafe Water Valley Leaders Speak Out in Support of SB 623 and Safe, Affordable Drinking Water for All VISALIA, CA - On Wednesday, September 6, the [...]
MEDIA CONTACT: Alyssa Houtby, Director of Government Affairs (559) 592-3790 alyssa@cacitrusmutual.com Bipartisan Coalition Thanks Assembly Leadership and Urges Legislature to Address Statewide Drinking Water Crisis September 1, 2017 | Sacramento - In an important step forward toward securing safe and affordable drinking water for all Californians, Senate Bill 623 (Monning) moved out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee to [...]
