This week is Pollinator Week. Manager of Industry Relations for the Almond Board, Carissa Sauer shares the importance of pollinators to the almond industry and in our daily lives. Almond…
SWEEP Funding
…video clips can be viewed on the SWEEP webpage. SWEEP Application Workshops: Yolo County June 22, 2016 (Wednesday) from 9:30 am to 11:30 am •Yolo County Farm Bureau Conference Room…
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
…and foreign markets. Almond trees showed rapid nut development. Cherry harvest slowed down significantly throughout several counties. In Merced County, husk fly traps were placed in almond orchards. In Sutter…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…Delegation to Israel -Jason Sharett, California Strawberry Commission -Robert “Bob” Curtis, Almond Board of California -Don Cameron, Terranova Ranch, Helm, CA; member, California State Board of Food and Agriculture -Craig…
Almond Board: New E-Learning Program
…almond types, the Almond Board of California (ABC) developed a new e-learning course to assist almond buyers in selecting the right almond for the right use. Sorting through the different…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
Online Irrigation Calculator Streamlines Decision-Making for Almond Growers A new Irrigation Calculator is available to the California Almond industry that aims to help growers irrigate more efficiently. Supported by Almond…
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
Emerging leaders in the almond industry get a closer look at some big issues facing their trade. Bayer hosted the Almond Leadership Program at its West Sacramento site earlier…
Two Southern California Firms Honored
…Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference. The California winners and their innovative technologies are: Verdezyne, Inc., an industrial biotechnology company that produces renewable organic chemicals, is being recognized for developing a…
Almond Board: Nominate Someone for the Leopold Conservation Award
The Almond Board is encouraging growers to nominate themselves or someone they know for the Leopold Conservation Award. Almond Board Manager, Industry Communications, Carissa Sauer tells us more about the…
Agri View: Summit for Young Farmers
…National Youth Summit on Agri-Science high school students develop the skills and knowledge needed for the challenges facing agriculture, food security and sustainability. National 4-H Council and National 4-H Conference…
Agri View: Meals Without Meat
…time to get to the store to stock up on lean protein, these 10 delicious recipes will make hitting your daily protein goal a breeze. Lentil and Almond Burger No…
Agri View: Better Times?
…year, and estimates for 2016 will be updated next week at the agency’s annual outlook conference. The report assumes steady world growth after the current slowdown ends, with demand for…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
…Geneva, N.Y., $499,900 Gordon Research Conference, West Kingston, R.I., $15,000 (conference) Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, $499,500 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, $454,000 University of Houston, Houston, Texas,…
Almond Board: Register Now for 2016 Almond Conference
…the interview with Jenny Nicolau here. Register online for the Almond Conference at www.almondconference.com More from the Almond Board: The Almond Conference, now in its 44th year, reached several notable…