Media Contact: Alexis Silveira Communications Manager Alexis@CaCitrusMutual.com Phone: (559) 592-3790 California Citrus Mutual Hires Federal Lobbyist Firm The Russell Group December 12, 2019, Exeter, Calif. California Citrus Mutual is pleased to announce that it has retained federal lobbyist firm The Russell Group. The Russell Group is a bi-partisan agricultural firm that was established in 1985 [...]
Media Contact: Alexis Silveira Communications Manager Alexis@CACitrusMutual.com Phone: (559) 592-3790 California Citrus Mutual Supports the Farm Workforce Modernization Act October 30, 2019, Exeter, Calif. It is with great excitement that California Citrus Mutual announces our support for the "Farm Workforce Modernization Act" introduced today by Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren, chair of the Judiciary Committee. "We applaud [...]
California Citrus Mutual welcomes Alexis Silveira to the staff as Communications Manager. Alexis previously worked for the Sacramento County Farm Bureau for two years as the Program and Membership Coordinator. Before that, she was the Constituent Services Representative for Congressman David Valadao. In her new role at CCM, she will help expand our communications efforts [...]
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" [...]
