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GreenSheet | December 1, 2021
Nov 30, 2021
In November, the California Avocado Commission hosted a virtual informational meeting concerning the GEM variety. The video from the webinar is now available on the Commission’s YouTube channel.
Nov 29, 2021
A new publication entitled, “Manage Weeds on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies” is available for free online. A print version of the publication will be available in the spring of 2022.
Nov 29, 2021
California avocado growers received an early Thanksgiving surprise on Wednesday, November 24 when Syngenta announced their product Orondis® Fungicide had been granted full registration for use against Phytophthora root rot in California avocado groves.
Nov 20, 2021
The University of California Riverside Avocado Rootstock Program is seeking California avocado growers interested in participating and testing the soon-to-be released UCR avocado rootstocks selections beginning in Spring 2022.
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Nov 29, 2021
Understanding the behaviors behind a shopper’s decision-making process is a key component of increasing sales of California avocados. To that end, the Commission conducted an Avocado Ripeness Study during the 2021 California avocado season at Tier 1 retail account locations to gain insight into shopper preferences.
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Nov 24, 2021
To help increase public relations exposure of fresh California avocados and California avocado growers, the California Avocado Commission foodservice team met one-on-one with media editors at the International Foodservice Editorial Council in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Nov 18, 2021
Members of the California Avocado Commission’s foodservice team networked with menu developers at the Global Culinary Innovators Association Combine, meeting in person with targeted foodservice operators as culinary decision makers prepare menus for the 2022 season.