Growing California Avocados
Dec 29, 2023
On January 9, 2024, the Avocado Café will host a free "Pollination and Pollinizers" webinar from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. The session will feature presentations from Neal Williams, UC-Davis and Arnon Dag from the Volcani Research Institute, Israel.
Dec 26, 2023
Tickets are now available for the 36th annual California Small Farm Conference that will take place from February 25 – March 1, 2024. The conference will host 60 online workshops, interactive forums and in-person gatherings around California, and will include Spanish language sessions.
Dec 17, 2023
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Avocado Inspection Program has announced the avocado release dates for the 2023-24 season. Learn more.
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Dec 12, 2023
On Saturday morning, December 9, 2023, a wildfire broke out in Ventura County near the top of the ridgeline of South Mountain, located between Somis and Santa Paula. Learn more.
Dec 12, 2023
The State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program provides grants to help agricultural operations implement irrigation systems that reduce greenhouse gases and save water. The online SWEEP grant applications were made available on December 5 and grant application workshops are available to assist applicants.
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Nov 30, 2023
The Community Alliance with Family Farms’ Small Farm Tech Hub provides free resources to California-based small-scale farmers to assist them with utilizing technologies to expand their operation’s opportunities. The hub includes free tech consultations for small-scale operators.
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Nov 29, 2023
The Organic Transition Pilot provides support to farmers who are preparing to transition to organic production and certification. This competitive grant program is designed as a block grant that awards funding to expert organizations that can provide financial, technical, translation, application, project follow-up and business planning assistance to producers transitioning to organic.
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Nov 21, 2023
A new article by Mark Battany, Water Management and Biometeorology Advisor UCCE for San Luis Obispo, measuring temperature inversions can help California avocado growers determine if and when to use wind machines for frost events.
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Nov 16, 2023
The California Avocado Commission indicated it would work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove Hass avocados as a host for the Queensland Fruit Fly quarantine and the USDA has informed CAC that Hass avocados have been removed as a host for the Queensland Fruit Fly quarantine that includes parts of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.
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Nov 12, 2023
The Commission has updated its online resource center with the latest CDFA educational and funding resources of interest to California avocado growers.