Hello Leadersip Santa Cruz County Family,
I have attached a paper written for LSCC members regarding the Light Brown Apple Moth by David Cavanaugh, past President of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau and Class 22 LSCC graduate. David is also past President of the Santa Cruz County Fair Board and has a Bachelor of Agricutural Sciences degree from Cal Poly Pomona.
I am sending you this paper because I thought it was well written and worth consideration; David has presented many facts worth considering as we deal with the LBAM remediation efforts. Thanks! Gary
Here is the first paragraph of the attached report:
I thought it would be appropriate to tell you what I know about LBAM. I’m presently serving as the Light Brown Apple Moth Task Force facilitator and have been involved since LBAM was considered for eradication. I think it is appropriate to lay out the time line and the reasoning behind some of the key decisions. I have a tendency to editorialize and will try to contain myself. There are some great websites that have all the information you might need.. These are the California Department of Food and Agriculture http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/lbam_main.html , UC Extensions Service http://cesantacruz.ucdavis.edu/, and Assemblyperson John Laird’s http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a27/moth.htm. My perspective is from the purview of a concerned citizen, an agriculture advocate and a person with an inherent penchant for honesty. I need to say from the start that in the U.S. there is more unknown about LBAM than what is known.
