Commission News
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2012 News
CAC District 1 Alternate Member Vacancy
CAC District 5 Alternate Member Vacancy
2011 News
Commission notifies industry of 2011-12 CAC Assessment Rate - October 28
CAC Press Release: Referendum results reaffirm Commission operations for another five years - March 11
CDFA Notice: Avocado producers approve continuation of the California Avocado Commission - March 10
Meeting Between CAC & Central Coast Water Board Supports Waiver Collaboration - February 3
The California Avocado Commission (CAC) and Chairman Charley Wolk met with the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CCRWQCB) Staff on January 28 to further discuss provisions within the CCRWQCB Staff's Draft Conditional Waiver and its effect on Central Cast avocado growers....(Read More)
CAC District 5 Alternate Member Vacancy- February 1
The California Avocado Commission (CAC) announces the availability of an Alternate Member seat for Producer in District 5. The person appointed to fill the vacant seat will serve as Alternate Member for the unexpired portion of the term, that is, through October 31, 2012....(Read More)
CAC 2009-10 Financial Report: "Clean Bill of Health" - January 20
The independent auditing firm of Macias Gini & O'Connell recently completed its annual audit of the California Avocado Commission (CAC), with respect to financial statements for the year ending October 31, 2010 and gave CAC a "clean bill of health."...(Read More)
CAC 2010-11 Committees Approved - January 20
The California Avocado Commission (CAC) 2010‐11 Committee Appointments were approved at its January 20, 2011 Board of Directors Meeting. It also was motioned and approved at the meeting for CAC Chairman Charley Wolk to appoint a Production Research Committee....(Read More)
CAC Referendum Underway Jan. 31; Eligible Growers Allotted a Vote - January 20
Since the previous CAC referendum occurred in January 2006, the 2011 CAC referendum is nearly underway, as referendum ballots will be mailed to eligible growers by January 31....(Read More).
CAC Board Confirms Research Commitment at Jan. 19 Strategy Meeting - January 19
The imperatives agreed upon were: 1.) increase average per‐acre production 2.) achieve and sustain critical industry mass 3.) coordinate effective grower education 4.) maintain a premium‐quality product 5.) establish grower‐driven research management system....(Read More)
2010 News
Record-Breaking Crop Value in 2009-10 - December 22
Based upon handler reports, avocados handled between November 2009 and October 2010 totaled 534.5‐million pounds, with an average price, per pound, of 75.4 cents (all varieties)....(Read More)
CAC Public Comments on CCRWQCB Draft Conditional Waiver Call for Greater Acknowledgment of Avocados' Low-Discharge Risk - December 21
The California Avocado Commission (CAC) commends CCRWQCB Staff on the tiering approach utilized in the updated Draft Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Reqirements for Discharges from Irrigated Lands (released November 19, 2010)....(Read More)
Ag Coalition Releases Alternate Waiver, CAC Abstains Due to Uncertainties & Inadequate Review Time - December 8
The Agricultural Coalition (led by the California Farm Bureau Federation and comprised of various agricultural organizations, including CAC) has been actively working on an Ag Alternative Waiver to submit to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CCRWQCB) for more than eight months, and it was finalized December 2, 2010....(Read More)
CAC 2010 Board Officers Elected - November 19
At the November 18 California Avocado Commission (CAC) Board of Directors Meeting, the newly seated Board elected Officers, including Chairperson, Vice‐Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer....(Read More)
CAC Reserves Expected to Enable Robust 2011 Support - November 18
The California Avocado Commission's (CAC) financial and crop‐statistic forecasts remain strong heading into the 2010/2011 fiscal year, positioning CAC with reserves capable of generating solid marketing support for the upcoming fiscal year; when crop projections are considerably lower than 2010....(Read More)
Improvements in MWD Water Conditions Enable CAC to Propose Cutback Elimination - November 8
The MWD is now poised to consider lifting water restrictions for all MWD customers, including IAWP participants, beginning January 1, 2011....(Read More)
CAC 2010 Board-of-Directors Election Results - November 8
On November 2, the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) released the California Avocado Commission's (CAC) 2010 Board‐of‐Directors Election Results....(Read More)
CAC Letter to CCRWQCB Highlighting Low-Discharge Risk Among Avocados - October 7
For decades, Central Coast avocado growers have been farmland stewards, exercising a commitment to maintain and improve water quality, through continual improvement to best‐management practices, based upon increased scientific knowledge and economically prudent choices....(Read More)
Production Research Takes New Direction; Developing Strategy Cohesive With Commission's Objectives - September 23
The Board has expressed interest in evaluating all new research projects, against the overall research strategy that flows from the January 2011 meeting. At the same time, the Board recognized that many previously approved research projects remain underway, having yet to reach their ultimate conclusion. Accordingly, the Board voted in September to tentatively fund these existing projects through 2012; and possibly beyond....(Read More)
CAC Letter Prompts Removal of Hass Avocados From Medfly Host List - April 20
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that, effective immediately, pre‐harvest bait treatments are no longer required, in order to move Hass avocados in areas under quarantine for Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly)....(Read More)
