Fruit Growers Supply has spent nearly 120 years supporting growers from the ground up. Our friends at California Citrus Mutual share a similar mission. That’s why we were honored to sponsor the California Citrus Mutual Annual Meeting on November 4, joining roughly 350 members of California’s citrus industry in celebrating the organization’s 49 years of service to hard-working growers across the state.
Since 1977, California Citrus Mutual has worked to protect and advocate for the California growers who supply more than 90 percent of the nation’s fresh citrus. They provide a unified voice on critical issues like water, labor, pest, disease, trade, and marketing, working with elected officials at all levels — from local to national — to ensure that growers’ needs are represented.
This year’s California Citrus Mutual Annual Meeting provided another opportunity to bring the citrus industry together, while also highlighting the work of several industry leaders who’ve contributed to the organization. John Crowe, a longtime board member of CCM, received special recognition. So did David Nielsen, who has spent years bringing insurance solutions to agribusiness professionals and growers through his company Nielsen & Associates Insurance. The final industry leader to receive special recognition during the event was James Gorden, a longtime expert in integrated pest management.
FGS is proud to stand alongside an organization that shares our longstanding commitment to California growers and the future of the citrus industry. Congratulations to California Citrus Mutual for nearly 50 years of service.