Two CLFP committees held their fall board meetings in Stockton in November at The Reserve at Spanos Park. The Agricultural Production Committee met Nov. 3 and the Energy Resources Committee met Nov. 10. Both meetings featured multiple speakers covering a wide variety of topics.

CLFP staff attended the State Water Board workshop on Nov. 22 regarding proposed changes in stream flows in the lower San Joaquin River watershed.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Nov. 16 that Joelle Mosso of Olam Spices and Vegetable Ingredients in Fresno was selected to serve a five-year term on the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service National Organic Standards Board.

Early registration pricing deadlines are approaching for Food Processing Expo 2017, which will be held Feb. 8-9 in California's Farm-to Fork Capital of Sacramento.The largest food processing tradeshow in California, Food Processing Expo 2017 will be bigger and better than ever with two days of hot topic sessions that will appeal to both large and small food processors, as well as two specialty workshops on human resources and sanitation. The early deadline for the Expo is Dec. 31 and Jan. 9 for the specialty workshops.

The California State Legislature convened the 2017–18 legislative session on Dec. 5. Each house will convene an organizational session where newly elected state legislators will be sworn into office.

Air Treatment Corporation is a manufacturer's representative company, servicing the industrial refrigeration, food processing industry and HVAC industry for the states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and Utah.

J.D. Neuhaus (established 1745, Witten, Germany) is the global leader in the design and manufacture of pneumatic overhead lifting solutions designed specifically for food grade, clean processing applications. Our Sparks, Maryland, office is equipped with the technical resources, inventory and personnel to quickly and effectively service the North American markets.

For over 50 years, Van der Graaf has been the leading manufacturer of drum motors for belt conveyors. Van der Graaf drum motors exceeds current industry demands in sanitation, energy savings and operator safety using cutting edge innovation and technology.

OCS Checkweighers offer outstanding performance in dynamic weighing, metal detection, track and trace and X-ray scanning by combining speed and accuracy with reliability. Our product inspection solutions serve all possible demands as a result of countless success in the pharmaceutical, food, chemical, cosmetic and logistics industries.

At Teasdale Foods we are proud of our heritage. For more than 70 years consumers have relied on us to provide the highest quality products and trusted us to feed them like family. Always a part of the food industry, our company roots are in the canned tomato business. As we looked to diversify, we found our way to our current product portfolio of beans, hominy and sauces. Throughout our history we have always prided ourselves on sourcing, creating and providing products of the highest quality. The loyalty our consumers show to our products is the highest reward for our intense focus on excellence. Today, Teasdale Foods offers a full line of bean and hominy products from traditional and organic beans to our market leading white hominy. We also offer ready-to-use white sauce and hollandaise. A common theme through all of our products is our desire to provide our busy consumers with convenient and nutritious products. We look forward to spending the next 70 years creating new products that will delight our consumers!

Since 2003 Quixsilver LLC. We are manufacturers reps; providing glass glazing, Fiberglass (FRP) Doors, Louvers, sunshades, and other building products and services.