Image In This Issue Message from the President Chairman's Report CAC’s Peak Season Consumer Events Garner Lasting In-Person Impressions California Avocado Month Activities Reach Millions High Density Planting for Avocado Production: A Chilean Perspective Food Safety Certification Key to Future Marketability of California Avocados Summer Fun: Avocados Garner Much Consumer Attention This Year Grower Profile: Maura Lundy Tours Serve Slice of Avocado Life To Retail, Foodservice and Media Influencers Reason for Optimism in 2017 California Avocados and the California Avocado Commission – A Unified Identity Shot Hole Borer Research and Monitoring Programs Evolving A Year of Extremes Production Research: Leaner and More Focused Avocado Marketing Dependent On World Supplies and Demand SubscribeCalifornia avocado industry members interested in subscribing to From the Grove should contact April Aymami, CAC Director of Industry Affairs and OperationsContact April