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Our endorsed brokers, Greg Gordon and Guy Newman of Der Manouel Insurance Group (DMIG), have developed a number of specialty insurance programs for AHPA members. Regular members with good loss experience are eligible to participate in these programs, which include Property and Liability, Workers' Compensation, Product Recall, Ocean Cargo, and Group Health Insurance products designed specifically for almond hullers and processors. Contact Greg or Guy at DMIG, License # 0640827, at (800) 447-4605, or email ggordon@dmig.com or gnewman@dmig.com for further information. |
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Sponsored
a food safety seminar for all almond hullers and shellers. |
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Updated
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for Huller/Shellers; published them in our
newsletter and posted them on the web site, ahpa.net |
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Alerted
members of imminent, random inspections by the California Food and Drug Branch
in September. |
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Launched
the Almond Hull Feeding Study at Fresno State (currently underway). |
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Continued
quarterly almond hull advertisements in the Western DairyBusiness Magazine. |
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Concluded
acceptable reregistration document with US-EPA for phosphine (signed with EPA in November 2000).
Status quo was maintained (no changes in tolerances; no buffer zones
were established). |
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Submitted
comments on the registration of Guthion to EPA on behalf of the industry. |
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Participated
in workshops on Fugitive Dust (Reg. VIII); opposed rule tightening though oral
testimony and written comments. |
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Provided
forklift safety training & certification, “Train the Trainer” and
Basic Electrical Training |
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Accurately
compiled crop survey; indicated that 2001 crop was less than the CASS
objective estimate (our survey appears to be within 3% of the actual crop) |
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Advocated
the “Ag Rate” tariff option for hullers and processors through written comments to the CPUC and by
signing onto AECA support letters. |
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Supported
AB 426 (Cardoza), the Ag sales tax exemption, advocated inclusion of major SIC
codes 07 for inclusion on the full/partial sales tax exemption for
hullers and the diesel sales tax exemption for processors and proposed
that “nut hullers” be inserted in BOE regulations specifying hullers in
the exemption definitions. |
