The 2019 Almond Conference is fast approaching, and the Almond Board of California (ABC) needs your help to support California Future Farmers of America at the event. ABC holds a two-day silent …
Almond Update: Webinars Bring Research Results to the Industry
The Almond Board of California is beginning a series of webinars that will allow the California almond industry to get the latest results from ABC’s vast research portfolio and engage in real-time …
Almond Update: Three Aspects of a Changing Pesticide Regulatory Environment
The regulatory scene when it comes to pesticides continues to be variable, and international statutes are complicating things even more in California. A session at the upcoming Almond Conference will give attendees …
Almond Update: Aflatoxin Session Highlights Sorting Technologies
Aflatoxins are an increasing topic in the almond industry over the last couple of years and will be the subject of an educational session at this year’s Almond Conference. Almond Board …
Almond Update: ABC Addition To Help Growers With Sustainability Goals
The Almond Board of California welcomed a new member to their team as Tom Devol becomes Senior Manager of Field Outreach and Education. Devol will lead a team that provides …
Almond Update: Sanitation a Must as Harvest Wraps Up
California is on the home stretch of the 2019 almond harvest with later varieties like Fritz and Monterey now coming off the trees. UC Cooperative Extension Entomology Farm Advisor David …
Almond Update: Nominate for the Almond Achievement Award
The Almond Board of California (ABC) awards the Almond Achievement Award at their annual conference in December, and you can nominate someone today. ABC Industry Relations Specialist Rebecca Bailey wants …
Almond Update: Mummy Shake Contest A Creative Sanitation Reminder
Back for a second year, the Almond Board of California is holding the ‘Mummy Shake’ video contest. The industry is encouraged to make their best ‘Mummy Shake’ parody video to …
Almond Update: Off-Ground Harvesting Could Help Sustainability Goals
Representatives from the Almond Board of California saw first-hand the industry standard of off-ground harvesting in Israel. The practice is intriguing to the California almond industry, and ABC Director of Agricultural …
Almond Update: Maintaining Relationship Amid China Trade Dispute
The trade dispute between China and the U.S. has been going on for well over a year now. However, that doesn’t mean that business stops with the eastern region. The …
Almond Update: Two Must-Knows About Second Tariff Aid Payments
The second wave of tariff aid through Market Facilitation Program payments are on the way, and enrollment opened earlier this month. Almond Board of California’s Vice President of Global Technical, Regulatory …
Almond Update: Resources to Meet Dust Sustainability Goals
The Almond Board of California (ABC) set aggressive sustainability goals last year with one being to cut the dust generated during harvest in half by the year 2025. ABC’s Senior Manager of …
Almond Update: Why Managing Dust is Important
It’s harvest time for almonds around the state, and that means growers need to be thinking about how to limit dust during this period. But why is this so important? …
Almond Update: Almond Hulls Improving Egg Production?
Research is using almond hulls to make a better organic chicken feed. Hulls can increase a critical amino acid naturally in black soldier fly larvae, a key feed option in organic poultry production. Dean …