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Calendar of Events

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
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3	4	5 CPDPC Finance Subcommittee Meeting Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program Executive Subcommittee Meeting	6 Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program Operations Subcommittee Meeting Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program Science Subcommittee Meeting	7	8	9
10	11	12	13 Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program Committee Meeting	14	15	16
17	18	19 Sunkist and Fruit Growers Supply Executive Meetings	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31	1	2 Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program Finance Subcommittee Meeting Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program Executive Subcommittee Meeting	3 Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program Operations Subcommittee Meeting	4	5	6

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By Alexis Silveira

In Citrus Industry, COVID-19

Posted May 28, 2020

Citrus Growers Direct Payment Webinar

On Thursday, June 4, 2020, CCM is hosting a webinar with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). The free webinar will discuss how citrus growers who have been negatively affected by the Coronavirus [...]

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By Alexis Silveira

In Air Quality, Citrus Industry, Laws & Regulations

Posted May 28, 2020

Cal/OSHA Ignores N95 Mask Shortage in Proposed Permanent Wildfire Smoke Regulation

Last year, the Wildfire Smoke Protection Emergency Regulation went into effect, requiring businesses to monitor the local AQI, then provide N95 respirators if the AQI rises above 151, among other [...]

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By Alexis Silveira

In Labor, Laws & Regulations

Posted May 28, 2020

Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Outdoor Workers from Heat Illness

On May 26, 2020, Cal/OSHA sent a news release reminding all employers to protect outdoor employees from heat illness. In their press release, they outlined four significant steps in protecting [...]

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By Alexis Silveira

In Citrus Industry

Posted May 28, 2020

Conservation Stewardship Program

DAVIS, Calif., May 14, 2020 – The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in California has received a historic $10 million to help farmers, ranchers and forestland managers enhance their levels [...]

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By Alexis Silveira

In Education, Food Safety

Posted May 28, 2020

Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) – June 11th and 12th

New Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations require that importers must have a program in place to verify that their foreign suppliers are producing food in a manner that provides the [...]

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By Alexis Silveira

In Citrus Industry, COVID-19, Marketing

Posted May 21, 2020

CFAP Direct Payment Program Explained

Growers can apply to receive a CFAP direct payment beginning on May 26, 2020 through August 28, 2020.  Lemon growers will receive a payment for losses suffered as a result of COVID-19 and the [...]

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By Alexis Silveira

In COVID-19, Labor

Posted May 21, 2020

OSHA Announces Updated Guidance for Recording Cases of COVID-19

Effective May 16, 2020, OSHA is exercising enforcement discretion to assess employers’ efforts in making work-related determinations for confirmed cases of COVID-19. Under OSHA’s [...]

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By Alexis Silveira

In COVID-19, Labor

Posted May 21, 2020

HEALTH CHECKS AND COMPENSABLE TIME: TIME IS MONEY

By: P. Elizabeth Helms – The Saqui Law Group  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has issued guidance on performing employee health checks specifically in response to the [...]

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By Alexis Silveira

In Citrus Industry, COVID-19

Posted May 21, 2020

USDA to Provide $1 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Rural Businesses and Ag Producers

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the Department is making available up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to help rural businesses [...]

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