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GreenSheet | February 4, 2025
Dec 2, 2024
The California Avocado Commission currently has three CAC Board of Directors vacancies — handler alternate member, District 1 alternate producer and District 5 alternate producer. All three positions will fill the vacant seats for the remainder of the term through October 31, 2025.
Jan 30, 2025
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has made several Produce Safety Program Portal training resources available on its PSP portal information website.
Jan 29, 2025
Following is an update on the California Avocado Commission’s efforts calling for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Mexico avocado inspections to return to their long-standing program requirements.
Jan 29, 2025
The CDFA is launching an agricultural workforce survey for the specialty crop industry to determine employer needs. Recognizing that ag industry jobs and careers are adopting more technologies and require new skills, the Specialty Crop Ag Workforce Development Program has developed this survey to identify workplace trends and necessary job skills.
Jan 22, 2025
Zero Foodprint is now accepting application for the Restore Grant, which provides up to $25,000 to agricultural operations that implement conservation practices to build healthy soil and sequester carbon. Applications are due February 19
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Jan 21, 2025
CAC's winter grower field day will focus on the new mandatory guidelines for Irrigation and Nutrition Management Plans, review common pests and include pruning demonstrations.
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Jan 21, 2025
To position California avocados to be the most-valued avocados among targeted foodservice audiences through value-added educational support, the California Avocado Commission hosted training and flavor-building sessions with two multi-billion-dollar global foodservice management companies — ARAMARK’s LifeWorks and Compass Group — that provide foodservice support at business and industry locations.