Image In This Issue Colombia Granted U.S. Access but Few Shipments Expected Through 2018 Yield Characteristics of California 'Hass' Avocado Trees Message from the President Genetic Engineering: What it Means and Why You Should Pay Attention Vons Influencers Share Their Avocado Experience CAC's United Plates of America Theme Pairs Avocados with Summer Holidays Handlers Bullish About 2018; Excited About California Crop Avocado Black Streak Disease Revisited: An Unsolved Mystery Chairman's Report Grower Profile: Lizzie and Fred Jackson California Avocado Month Secures 41 Million Impressions NAFTA Renegotiations, Round 1 Leveraging Digital Content Partners to Drive Demand and Preference Commission Hosts Labor Seminars; Path Forward Remains Rocky SubscribeCalifornia avocado industry members interested in subscribing to From the Grove should contact April Aymami, CAC Director of Industry Affairs and OperationsContact April