The Winter 2021 issue of From the Grove is now available on the California avocado growers website. Highlights from the issue include:
- A farewell letter from outgoing California Avocado Commission President Tom Bellamore
- A tribute to Tom Bellamore, and a bullish look at the future of the avocado industry, from CAC Chairman Rob Grether
- Results from the 2021 CAC General Election
- A retrospective look at Tom Bellamore’s career
- Findings from the 2021 Avocado Ripeness Study
- An overview of CAC’s 2021 Marketing Plan
- A look at the newly-released California avocado merchandise added to Shop.CaliforniaAvocado.com
- Highlights from CAC’s 2020-21 year-end marketing Dashboard report
- Key takeaways from the Commission’s Grower Profitability Study
- Best practices for utilizing Orondis® Fungicide in California avocado groves
- An examination of the impact overhead irrigation can have in mitigating heat in groves
- A summary of research conducted to determine the prevalence and impact of Botryosphaeria fungi, which causes Avocado Branch Canker, in California nurseries and new plantings
- Insights from California avocado handlers about the potential of the 2022 California avocado crop
