New files on the board

I've added several new files to the Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Board. The "files" part of the discussion group is used by various members to share useful source material with other members, and represent another good reason to join the group. The new files:

Rural Plan for California Barack Obama's agricultural vision for California, and by extension, the U.S.

Status report : California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement From the report: During the 368 audits conducted in 2007 by government inspectors, a total of 457citations were issued. Most of these were Minor Infractions or Minor Deviations with corrective action taken either immediately or within a few days of the citation being issued.


APEAM complaint against the CAC A few points raised in the legal complaint:In response to the federal opening of the California market, the CAC, acting in concert with the CDFA, undertook a massive effort to stop the import of Mexican grown avocados into California including, but not limited to, 1) the unrelenting disparagement of the quality of Mexican avocados; 2) the reckless and untrue attribution of phytosanitary risks to California agriculture from the armored scales found on some avocados imported from Michoacán; 3) the promotion of an imaginary and self-serving “conflict” between state and federal regulatory standards (i.e. to exclude Mexican avocados from California because of armored scales and “invasive, unknown species” of dangerous pests)


Obama letter asking the Administration to hold off on reform to H-2A program