GreenSheet | August 3, 2026

The Supplemental Disaster Relief Program provides payments to agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024. The process involves two stages. The deadline for both stages has been extended to August 12.

The California Avocado Society’s last avocado grower seminar of the year is entitled, “GEM vs. Hass.” The seminar will take place in person August 18 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the San Diego Farm Bureau Office located at 420 South Broadway in Escondido.

California avocado growers who reported their 2025 crop acreage report by April 24, 2026, are eligible to submit a pre-filled USDA Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Program funding application. The deadline to do so is August 7.

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