Industry News
USDA Expands Crop Insurance Options for Organic California Avocado Growers
Beginning with the 2025 crop year, organic California avocado growers will have expanded crop insurance options. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency will now allow Enterprise Units for California avocados and will allow non-contiguous parcels of land that qualify for optional units to also qualify for Enterprise Units.
Commission Calls on USDA to Maintain Current Inspections in Mexico
On June 26, 2024, the California Avocado Commission released a statement regarding the U.S./Mexico Operational Work Plan allowing Hass avocados from the Mexican states of Michoacan and Jalisco to be exported to the U.S. Under the current OWP, the inspections are conducted by Mexican personnel employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
USDA Farm Service Agency Accepting Nominations for County Committees
Nominations are now being accepted for growers to serve on county committees for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. These committees play an important role in making decisions about how federal farm programs are administered at the local level. Committee members serve three-year terms.
Spring 2024 Issue of From the Grove Is Available Online
The latest issue of the California Avocado Commission’s quarterly publication, From the Grove, is now available on the California avocado grower website.
CAS Avocado Field Seminar Covers Pruning, Reeds and Gems, Planting Trees and a Fruit Fly Update
The California Avocado Society, in partnership with the California Avocado Commission and the UC Cooperative Extension, is hosting a comprehensive Avocado Field Seminar on June 25 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The CDFA Announces Reed Avocado Release Dates for the 2024/2025 Season
On May 22, the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Avocado Inspection Program announced the Reed avocado release dates for the 2024/2025 season.
