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California Avocado Farming Practices Respect The Earth

California Avocado growers farm under robust federal and state requirements and follow Good Agricultural Practices and the Food Safety Modernization Act. They also are committed to regenerative agriculture practices, which work to restore the natural benefits Mother Nature provides, like healthy soils. California Avocado farmers do not utilize tilling, the process of turning over and breaking up the soil. The practice of no tilling helps to generate healthy soils. Healthy soils reduce greenhouse gas emissions by preventing the release of carbon already in the soil and even sequestering additional carbon from the environment. Other regenerative agriculture practices include the prevention of soil erosion and improving water retention and infiltration.

Water is a precious resource, especially in California. In 2003 the State implemented regulations to prevent agricultural runoff from impairing surface waters, and in 2012 ground water requirements were added to the program. Irrigated lands management groups are regional coalitions that prepare and implement mandatory water quality management and monitor plans for its members. They report back to California’s State Water Board. Many California Avocados growers are members of these coalitions and others manage their water quality plans independently.

California Avocado grower Tom Lloyd Butler is passionate about regenerative agriculture.
California Avocado grower Tom Lloyd Butler is passionate about regenerative agriculture.  

California Avocado Commission

Created in 1978, the California Avocado Commission strives to enhance the premium positioning of California Avocados through advertising, promotion and public relations, and engages in related industry activities. California Avocados are commercially cultivated with uncompromising dedication to quality and freshness, by about 3,000 growers in the Golden State. The California Avocado Commission serves as the official information source for California Avocados and the California Avocado industry.

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