Growing News
Small Farm Tech Hub Helps Growers Utilize Technology for Their Operation
The Community Alliance with Family Farms’ Small Farm Tech Hub provides free resources to California-based small-scale farmers to assist them with utilizing technologies to expand their operation’s opportunities. The hub includes free tech consultations for small-scale operators.
Organic Transition Pilot Program Receives $6.1 Million in Grant Funding
The Organic Transition Pilot provides support to farmers who are preparing to transition to organic production and certification. This competitive grant program is designed as a block grant that awards funding to expert organizations that can provide financial, technical, translation, application, project follow-up and business planning assistance to producers transitioning to organic.
Temperature Inversion Data Can Help Growers Determine Frost Responses
A new article by Mark Battany, Water Management and Biometeorology Advisor UCCE for San Luis Obispo, notes measuring temperature inversions can help California avocado growers determine if and when to use wind machines for frost events.
Hass Avocados Removed as Host in Queensland Fruit Fly Quarantine
The California Avocado Commission indicated it would work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove Hass avocados as a host for the Queensland Fruit Fly quarantine and the USDA has informed CAC that Hass avocados have been removed as a host for the Queensland Fruit Fly quarantine that includes parts of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.
Fall 2023 Issue of From the Grove Available Online
The latest issue of the California Avocado Commission’s quarterly From the Grove publication is now available online.
CDFA Resources for California Avocado Growers
The Commission has updated its online resource center with the latest CDFA educational and funding resources of interest to California avocado growers.
