Numerous resources are available to California avocado growers in order to assist them in developing and implementing cultural management practices that help them consistently produce high quality avocado harvests. For additional tools and resources that can assist in enhancing California avocado production and addressing industry issues visit any of the sites listed below.
The California Avocado Commission and its commissioners, members, officers, employees and agents have no control over, and no liability for, any third party Web sites or materials. The California Avocado Commission makes no guarantees about the accuracy, currency, content, or quality of the information provided by such sites, nor does it assume responsibility for unintended, objectionable, inaccurate, misleading, or unlawful content that may reside on those sites.
Avocadosource.com. Free, virtual library of avocado knowledge. This web site is funded and managed by the Hofshi Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the dissemination of avocado knowledge around the globe.
California Avocado Society. The mission of the California Avocado Society (CAS) is to promote efficiency of production and orderly marketing toward assuring long term profitability for the business of avocado growing. CAS conducts grower seminars and provides a number of tools, including the grower handbook, to aide California growers in improving their production practices.
University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Farm Advisors. UCCE Farm Advisors extend useful, technical, and economic research-based information to producers in their assigned county or counties. They provide local subject matter leadership and expertise in assigned areas to determine and evaluate clientele problems.
Avocado Associations
Chilean Avocado Importers Association
Mexican Hass Avocado Importers Association
New Zealand Avocado Growers' Association & Industry Council Ltd.
ProHass - Peru Hass Avocado Growers Association
South African Avocado Growers' Association
Educational Programs
Resource Conservation District for San Diego County
CDFA irrigation and Nitrogen Management Training Program
Industry Affairs
UC Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Guidelines for Avocados
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
USDA National Agricultural Library Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Center for Invasive Species
Grower-Shipper Association of Central California
Produce Traceability Initiative
United Fresh Produce Association
Industry Regulations and Assistance
California Avocado Crop Insurance
Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Handbook
U.S. Department of Agriculture
California Department of Food and Agriculture
California Farm Bureau Federation
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
California Department of Water Resources
California Division of Occupational Safety & Health
CDFA Fertilizing Materials Inspection Program
CDFA Avocado Inspection Program
CDFA California Crop Fertilization Guidelines
CDFA Research Projects
Plant Health Division CDFA - Plant Health - About Us
Pest Exclusion CDFA - Plant Health - Pest Exclusion
General Water Resources
California Department of Water Resources
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
California Water Boards
State Water Resources Control Board
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
Conditional Waiver Cooperative Monitoring Projects
Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc.
San Diego Region Irrigated Lands Group
Upper Santa Margarita Irrigated Lands Group
Grants and Funding Opportunities
- CDFA – Farm to School Program
- CDFA - OEFI - State Water Efficiency & Enhancement Program
- CDFA – OEFI – Healthy Soils Program
- CDFA – Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program
- CDFA – Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
- Farmworkers Advancement Program Grant SFP – PY 23-24
- FARMER Program | California Air Resources Board
- Grants - SARE Western
- USDA – FNS – Farm to School Grants
- USDA – NIFA – Specialty Crop Research Initiative
- USDA – NRCS – Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Drought Relief Programs
California Small Agricultural Business Drought and Flood Relief
Ventura County Resource Conservation District Drought Relief
California Underserved and Small Producers Drought Relief Grant (Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties)
Organic Producer Resources
California Organic Certification Cost Share Programs
Sustainability Resources
Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Strategic Growth Council
