…use it for making things like a citrus sugar scrub by combining it with other things in the kitchen, like avocados and cucumbers. There are so many creative, all-natural and…
Avocado Museum Educates and Fascinates
…of an old-school feel when you first arrive. Walkmans will be passed out when you enter, so you can listen to the tale of how avocados go from grove to…
Grow Indoor Edible Plants
…flavonoids.”. Avocados. These beloved fruits are a great option to grow indoors during the long winter months. For more ideas on how to use your indoor edible plants, download the…
Fresh Advertising Campaign for California Avocados
…for, and loyalty to California avocados in season.” The fresh advertising campaign incorporates a media strategy focused on key markets and retailers in areas where California avocados are in distribution….
Roof Rat Damage Causing Concern for Growers
…in several different commodities including citrus, avocados, pomegranates and nut crops. Aside from feeding on the crop directly, rendering it unmarketable, the rodents are also chewing on tree limbs and…
California Avocado Crop Forecast Almost Double 2017 Harvest
…be a focus, and CAC has a full slate of innovative programs in development. Visit CaliforniaAvocado.com, or join us on Facebook at Facebook.com/CaliforniaAvocados and @CA_Avocados on Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram….
The Super Bowl Party and the Avocado
…the number of loads coming is reportedly surpassing last year’s numbers. According to the California Avocado Commission, 139.4 million pounds of avocados will be eaten on Super Bowl Sunday this…
Thomas Fire: First Estimate of Agricultural Losses Tops $171 Million
…at nearly $171.3 million, with avocados and citrus crops suffering the highest losses. The estimates do not include wage losses of farm employees, the report said, and “nothing can measure…
Thomas Fire Scorches Avocado Acreage
…the total that has been affected by the fire. “We know we’ve lost at least several hundred acres of avocados, probably more,” said Research Program Director for the California Avocado…
Industry Challenges Addressed at Central Valley Avocado Meeting
The recent Central Valley Avocado Meeting that was held at the UC Lindcove Research and Extension Center offered some insight on the opportunities and challenges to growing avocados in the…
Pro-Trade Republicans Unhappy with U.S. NAFTA Positions
…from Texas goes to Mexico and Canada. “If we want them to take our cattle,” he says, “we need to take their avocados.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
California Avocados Delicate Relationship With NAFTA
…Mexico supplies over 75 percent of all the avocados in the U.S. market when California avocados are out of season and not available. Melban described NAFTA as a “very delicate…
NAFTA Renegotiation Could Send Avocado Prices Soaring
…avocados Americans eat. The rest come from Peru, Chile, the Dominican Republic and California. And Americans eat a lot of avocados, more than seven pounds of them, per capita last…
Amazon Poised to Disrupt the Grocery Industry
…a Whole Foods in downtown Los Angeles, the price of organic Hass avocados was slashed by 33 percent. Boneless rib eye prices dropped nearly 18 percent, while the price for…