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Welcome to California Citrus Mutual
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A message from CCM President, Joel Nelsen
Hello and welcome to California Citrus Mutual’s website.
We've changed things and hopefully those viewing the homepage and
other pages within the site will find it of even more value.
If you are a first time visitor I think you will be able to navigate
yourself around CCM and our industry.
For the non-citrus industry visitor take
a look at our video library and learn why and how our producers farm
citrus and provide a safe, top quality and nutritious product year
round. Meet the people who do it and learn some of the successful
techniques that have made this industry one of the cornerstones of
California agriculture.
Our goal for the citrus industry member is to provide a more active
website that is continually changing and constantly providing
educational features to enhance your ability to farm profitably
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the many challenges you face.
Internal documents, outside material of importance and special
features written by others especially for the producer will be added
and subtracted from the site monthly.
We recognize that not all the features
will be of value to everyone. Hopefully a majority of the
content will be of some value to all visitors. The basic
tenets of Citrus Mutual have always been to inform, educate and
advocate. What, why and how is presented within the website.
We especially want to thank those
vendors whose message appears on this page and others for their
support. This transition and this value could not have been
completed without their assistance. To learn more about
their
message feel free to click on their ad and instantly you will move
to their office. Don't worry our feelings won't be hurt
as I know you will be back.
So now we have more valuable links,
more information and more activity! Learn & Enjoy!
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THE CITRUS SHOWCASE IS COMING UP Make sure that you reserve the
date
Today the governor's office, in conjunction with CDFA and USDA, announced a change in strategy relative to the LBAM eradication program. CCM was briefed early this morning by the Governor's office and confirmed with senior executives at USDA that scientifically and operationally a sterile release program in 09 is viable in terms of volume and quality of sterile moths. Realistically the legal decisions and ensuing time frame for correcting bad decisions was rendering the use of aerial eradication tools as not viable. The enviros will claim victory no doubt. There is a commitment from this administration that an aerial program for 09 is still on the table if the sterile release does not work. Agriculture interests have been working on eradication messages and later Thursday will agree to trigger the education program. Enviros will not doubt find fault with this latter strategy. Congressman Sam Farr and local assembly members at "ground zero" have been briefed. For the balance of this year USDA and CDFA will team up on an aggressive ground program to to suppress the population. No doubt, again, the enviros will find fault with this effort but we have been assured that this eradication strategy will move forward.
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Nick Hill, Chairman
David Roberts, Vice Chairman
Bob Wagner, Vice Chairman
David Tomlinson, Secretary-Treasurer
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Caroline Alfheim
Jim Bates
Andrew Brown
Doug Carman
John Demshki
John Gless
Kevin Howard
Edward C. Jones, Jr.
Tony Lombardi
James McFarlane
Robert McKellar
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Richard Moss
John Nehrig
James C. Nickel
Terry Orr
Etienne Rabe
Rod Radtke
Kevin Severns
Jeff Slover
Tom Wollenman
John Woolf
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California Citrus Mutual Staff |
Joel Nelsen, President
Shirley Batchman, Director of Industry Relations
Bob Blakely, Director of Grower Services
Linda McElrath, Executive Assistant
Barbara O'Dell, Membership Coordinator
Becky Carter, Administrative Secretary
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