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Industry Profiles A - F
ALLIED GRAPE GROWERS
3475 W. Shaw, #103; Fresno, CA 93711
559-276-7021; FAX 559-276-7129
E-mail: contactus@alliedgrapegrowers.org
Web site: www.alliedgrapegrowers.org
Allied Grape Growers is a California winegrape growers cooperative with nearly 600 members throughout the coastal and interior regions of California. Allied Grape Growers effectively and equitably market winegrapes to nearly 100 outlets. Allied is grower owned, and our priority is to provide grower-members with the highest return possible for their grapes.
Allied also strives to provide grower-members with as much up-to-date market information as possible. Allied understands the unique challenge winegrape growers face in the marketing of their crops. Allied provides the services possible to allow them to concentrate on what they do bestgrow high quality winegrapes.
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF WINE GRAPE GROWERS
601 University Avenue, #135
Sacramento, CA 95825
800-241-1800; FAX 916-924-5374
E-mail: info@cawg.org
Web site:
Karen Ross, President
The California Association of Winegrape Growers is a statewide association dedicated to enhancing the business of growing wine grapes through research, advocacy, and industry leadership.
CAWG represents the growers of more than 60 percent of the gross grape tonnage crushed for wine and concentrate in California. It sponsors the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, January 23-25, 2007.
CALIFORNIA CANNING PEACH ASSOCIATION
2300 River Plaza Drive, Suite #110
Sacramento, CA 95833
916-925-9131; FAX 916-925-9030
E-mail: ccpa@calpeach.com
Web site: www.calpeach.com
Rich Hudgins, President and CEO
The California Canning Peach Association is a bargaining and marketing cooperative, solely owned by cling peach growers. It is responsible for negotiating an equitable price and terms of sale, along with marketing of its members production. The association represents over 80 percent of the cling peach tonnage produced in California with activities encompassing the peach industry from the orchard to the marketplace, both domestic and foreign.
CALIFORNIA CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMERS
1115 Mission Street; Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-423-2263; Fax: 831-423-4528
E-mail: ccof@ccof.org
Web site: www.ccof.org
Peggy Miars, Executive Director
Jake Lewin, Marketing Director
Brian McElroy, Certification Services Manager
Janning Kennedy Processor Certification Director
California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) is a nonprofit, membership-based organic certification and trade association dedicated to promoting and supporting organic agriculture in California and around the world.
Founded in 1973, CCOF was one of the first organizations to certify organic farms in North America. Today, CCOF is the largest organic certification and trade association in California with more than 1,400 members and over 180,000 acres of certified organic land, certifying over 75% of the certified organic agriculture in California.
CCOF certifies all stages of organic production and sales, organic farmers, processors, wholesalers, private labelers, and retailers. CCOF is dedicated to organic certification, public outreach and education about organic food and organic agriculture, and advocacy for governmental policies that protect and encourage organic agriculture in California and throughout the United States. CCOF is a member of the Organic Trade Association and the International Federation of Organic Agricul- tural Movements (IFOAM). CCOF is also accredited by IFOAM, and by USDA/ AMS for ISO 65 Guide compliance as well as for compliance with the National Organic Program.
To use the organic search engine, or for more information about organics, visit the CCOF Web site at www.ccof.org.
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CALIFORNIA CHERRY ADVISORY BOARD
33 East Oak Street, PO Box 877
Lodi, CA 95240
209-368-0685; FAX 209-368-4309
Web site: www.calcherry.com
Jim Culbertson, Executive Manager
The California Cherry Advisory Board administers the state marketing order for four varieties of fresh sweet cherries, which are Bing, Rainier, Van, and Lambert. The board directs advertising and promotion programs in both domestic and foreign markets.
The board also compiles statistics and funds research. The boards activities are funded by assessments paid by growers and packers of the four varieties mentioned.
CALIFORNIA DRIED PLUM BOARD
3840 Rosin Court, Suite 170
Sacramento, CA 95834-8180
916-565-6232; FAX 916-565-6237
Web site: www.californiadriedplums.org
Richard Peterson, Executive Director
The California Dried Plum Board (CDPB) administers a state marketing order for dried plums (prunes) under the authority of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. CDPB funds advertising, public relations, sales promotion, market research, production, and processing research and educational programs through assessments paid by growers and handlers.
CALIFORNIA GRAPE & TREE FRUIT LEAGUE
1540 East Shaw, Suite 120
Fresno, CA 93710-8000
559-226-6330; FAX 559-222-8326
E-mail: cgtfl@cgtfl.com
Web site: www.cgtfl.com
Barry Bedwell, President
The California Grape and Tree Fruit League is an agricultural trade association representing over 85 percent of the volume of table grapes and fresh deciduous tree fruit produced and shipped in California.
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CALIFORNIA PEAR ADVISORY BOARD
1521 I Street; Sacramento, CA 95814
916-441-0432
E-mail: info@calpear.com
Established March 1992, the California Pear Advisory Board is a state agricultural marketing order organized under the California Agricultural Marketing Act of 1937, which allows farmers to assess themselves to fund various industry programs.
The marketing order covers both fresh and processed Bartlett pears produced n California. Mandated programs include promotion, research, standardization, policy, pesticide advocacy, and the cumulating of industry statistics and information.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
Department of Viticulture and Enology
Viticulture and Enology Research Center
2360 E. Barstow, MS VR89
Fresno, CA 93740-8003
559-278-2089; FAX 559-278-4795
Web site: cast.csufresno.edu/ve
Dr. Robert Wample, Chair
The vision of California State University is to be one of the nations premier interactive universities, recognized for quality teaching, transformational scholarship, and leadership for the benefit of society.
CALIFORNIA TREE FRUIT AGREEMENT
975 I Street; PO Box 968
Reedley, CA 93654-0968
559-638-8260, 800-636-8260
FAX 559-638-8842
Web site: www.eatcaliforniafruit.com
The California Tree Fruit Agreement, headquartered in Reedley, California, administers marketing order programs on behalf of Californias 2,000 fresh peach, plum, and nectarine farmers. Originally established in 1933, CTFA now includes the Peach Commodity Committee and the Nectarine Administrative Committee, both programs, and the California Plum Marketing Board, a state program.
The programs are run by elected grower committees and operate with oversight of federal and state agricultural departments. Through the activities of these orders, growers fund efforts to create a favorable environment in which to grow and market their products. CTFAs marketing efforts take direction from these grower committees, which oversee the domestic and international marketing programs as well as programs on research and quality control.
CERTIFIED ORGANIC ASSN. OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
3402 - 32nd Avenue
Vernon, BC V1T 2N1 Canada
250-260-4429; FAX 250-260-4436
E-mail: office@certifiedorganic.bc.ca
Web site: www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca
As an umbrella organization representing the provinces organic certifying agencies, the Certified Organic Association of British Columbia implements the British Columbia Certified Organic Program, publishes a quarterly newsletter on organic issues, and coordinates information and events.
CHERRY MARKETING INSTITUTE
PO Box 30285; Lansing, MI 48909-7785
517-669-4264; FAX 517-669-3354
E-mail: info@usacherries.com
Web site: www.usacherries.com
Philip J. Korson II, President
Jane DePriest, Marketing Director
Joseph Lothamer, Promotion Director
Fred Tubbs, Chairman
The Cherry Marketing Institute (CMI) is a national promotion organization, funded by tart cherry growers in Michigan, New York, Utah, and Wisconsin. CMIs primary focus is on promotion, research, domestic and export market development, and national affairs.
This nonprofit organization was formed in 1989, and currently represents approximately 850 tart cherry growers nationally.
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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
School of Plant, Statistical and Ecological Sciences
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
Department of Horticulture
E-143 Poole Agricultural Center
Box 340319, 50 Cherry Rd.
Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0319
Clemsons mission to establish a high seminary of learning through teaching, research and service has been at the heart of the Clemson experience since the institution opened its doors in 1893. Today, Clemson is continuing that tradition with the vision of becoming a top-20 public university. These marks of excellence are just a few of the ways Clemson is turning this vision into reality.
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Horticulture
and Landscape Architecture
Room 111, Shepardson Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1173
970-491-7018; FAX 970-491-7745
Web site: www.colostate.edu/Depts/HLA
Dr. Stephen J. Wallner, Department Head
The mission of Colorado State University is to discover, apply, and disseminate knowledge and technology and to develop leaders in horticulture and landscape architecture. Their focus is to solve problems for people, agriculture, and the environment, and to improve policy making and public education while developing a workplace conducive to scholarship and creativity fostered by teamwork and individual diversity.
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COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Western Colorado
Research Center
3168 B 1/2 Road
Grand Junction, CO 81503-9621
E-mail: susan.baker@colostate.edu
WCRC will endeavor to meet emerging and recognized needs of the western Colorado agricultural community as the resources of WCRC and AES permit, and directed research efforts will be expended in an attempt to overcome challenges, solve problems, and create opportunities within the region and beyond.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Department of Horticulture
134A Plant Science Building
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-4568/1789
FAX 607-255-9998/0599
E-mail: hort@cornell.edu
Web site: www.hort.cornell.edu
The Department of Horticulture serves professionals, students, and citizens of New York State, the nation, and the world, by generating and extending knowledge about fruits, vegetables and landscape plants, for the purpose of sustaining the environment, enhancing economic vitality, and improving the quality of life of individuals and their communities.
FRESH PEAR COMMITTEE
MO#927
4382 SE International Way, Suite A
Milwaukie, OR 97222-4635
503-652-9720; FAX 503-652-9721
Kevin Moffitt, Manager
This new committee is a result of the amendment of MO#927 in 2005, that merged the Winter Pear Control Committee and Northwest Fresh Bartlett Marketing Committee. This committeesets Northwest fresh pears assessments for promotion and research.The promotion of Northwest fresh pears is contracted with the Pear Bureau Northwest (also administered in Milwaukie, OR).The Fresh Pear Committee is responsible for establishing fruit grade, size and container standards; conducting post- and pre-harvest research; collecting and disseminating industry statistics and crop reports.
A committee of 13 growers and shippers, elected from each of the pear-growing regions, governs the Fresh Pear Committee.
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