Pacific Nut Producer Magazine

Tag: Almond Alliance

  • Pacific Nut Producer June Issue

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    Contents of the June Issue:

    Jake Arnold Farms Pecans in Las Cruces
    He also will be the 2021 WPGA President
    Leafing Failure in Some Almond Varieties
    Reports are Mainly on Bearing Orchards
    Pecan Grower Panel Share Updates
    New Mexico, Arizona, West Taxas, California
    Orchard Tasks
    Almonds, Hazelnuts, Macadamias, Pecans, Pistachios, Walnuts

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  • PNP April 2020 Issue

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    Contents of the April Issue:

    Study Profits Moore Farms
    Credits Almond Board & Almond Alliance
    Almond Alliance on COVID-19
    Answers to Questions, Communication & Resources
    Orchard Tasks
    Almonds, Hazelnuts, Pecans, Pistachios, Walnuts
    Ganoderma
    An Unusual and Troublesome Disease in Almonds

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  • Often Overlooked Legal Employee Reimbursement Requirements (Farm Liability Series Part 3 of 3)

    Farmers are some of the best people on the planet.  They work hard and do their very best to keep food on the table in homes all over the world.  Like anyone though, sometimes they make mistakes too and can overlook some of the ever-changing laws and requirements for their farm employees, and end up in court over violations that could have been prevented.  To keep farmers out of the court room, we have put together a series of three videos with simple tips and employee requirements featuring Ag Attorney Stacy Henderson, as shared in her presentation earlier this year at the annual Convention of the Almond Alliance of California.  Watch these brief videos to help reduce liabilities on the farm and read more in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

     

    Please thank our sponsor Duarte Nursery for their industry support by visiting them at their booth at the following November Events: Tree & Vine Expo, the Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo & Blue Diamond Growers Annual Membership Meeting.

  • Black Soldier Fly to Support Almond Industry

    With a growing almond industry and an increasing supply of coproducts, such as hulls and shells, researchers are searching for new and resourceful ways of utilizing the extra material as an asset.  Breaking these coproducts down to a form that may be utilized back in the soil or as a feed supplement has been a challenge in the past; but this may all change with the introduction of a new helpful fly on the block.  Watch this brief interview with Eric Tilton from Hermetia Pro Inc. regarding this Black Soldier Fly, and read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

     

    Please thank our sponsor Duarte Nursery for their industry support by visiting them at their booth at the following November Events: Tree & Vine Expo, the Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo & Blue Diamond Growers Annual Membership Meeting.

  • Legal Care for Injured Farm Employees (Farm Liability Series Part 2 of 3)

     

    Farmers are some of the best people on the planet.  They work hard and do their very best to keep food on the table in homes all over the world.  Like anyone though, sometimes they make mistakes too and can overlook some of the ever-changing laws and requirements for their farm employees, and end up in court over violations that could have been prevented.  To keep farmers out of the court room, we have put together a series of three videos with simple tips and employee requirements featuring Ag Attorney Stacy Henderson, as shared in her presentation earlier this year at the annual Convention of the Almond Alliance of California.  Watch these brief videos to help reduce liabilities on the farm and read more in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

     

    Please thank our sponsor Duarte Nursery for their industry support by visiting them at their booth at the following November Events: Tree & Vine Expo, the Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo & Blue Diamond Growers Annual Membership Meeting.

  • Supporting Candidates that Support the Almond Industry

    Dear Industry Partner:

    Agriculture, water, trade and pest management policy decisions directly impacting the California almond industry are decided every day in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. Our industry continues to be in the national spotlight as elected officials debate issues regarding retaliatory tariffs, water, pest management and labor. In this unprecedented political climate, it is essential that the almond industry advocate for our legislative and regulatory priorities. We have worked hard to successfully build the Almond PAC to support candidates who value the almond industry and take the time to understand it.

    I am writing to you today asking you to join hundreds of your colleagues statewide who actively participate in the Almond PAC. By contributing to the Almond PAC, you help support candidates who care about agriculture and are concerned about the future of the California almond industry.

    There are numerous policy and legislative decisions that negatively impact California agriculture. The Almond PAC raises donations to support champions who continue speaking out about these issues and how they negatively impact the California almond industry. We must educate and fight back!

    Contributions must be made by check and made payable to California Almond Industry PAC. Please be advised a remittance form (Click Here) must be completed in its entirety and accompany each contribution. Political contributions are not tax deductible.

    Thank you in advance for your support. If you have any questions pertaining to the Almond Industry PAC, please contact Annie Romero at (209) 300-7140 or aromero@almondalliance.org. For more information about the Almond PAC, Click Here, or visit our website at www.almondalliance.org. Thank you for your consideration and support and may you have a bountiful harvest season.

    Sincerely,

    Elaine Trevino

    California Almond Industry Political Action Committee

  • Employee Meal & Rest Period Violation Prevention (Farm Liability Series Part 1 of 3)

     

    Farmers are some of the best people on the planet.  They work hard and do their very best to keep food on the table in homes all over the world.  Like anyone though, sometimes they make mistakes too and can overlook some of the ever-changing laws and requirements for their farm employees, and end up in court over violations that could have been prevented.  To keep farmers out of the court room, we have put together a series of three videos with simple tips and employee requirements featuring Ag Attorney Stacy Henderson, as shared in her presentation earlier this year at the annual Convention of the Almond Alliance of California.  Watch these brief videos to help reduce liabilities on the farm and read more in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

     

    Please thank our sponsor Duarte Nursery for their industry support by visiting them at their booth at the following November Events: Tree & Vine Expo, the Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo & Blue Diamond Growers Annual Membership Meeting.

  • Almond Alliance Action Alert: NO on SB1

    Senate Bill 1 (Atkins) – California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019

    Summary: This bill makes current federal clean air, climate, clean water, worker safety, and endangered species standards enforceable under state law, even if the federal government rolls back and weakens those standards. The bill directs state environmental, public health, and worker safety agencies to take all actions within their authorities to ensure standards in effect are being enforced as of January 2017 remain in effect.

    Status Update: SB 1 passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee with amendments and is heading the Assembly Floor to be voted on.

    Concerns:

    •  The amendments change the meaning of “Waters of the State” to “any current or historic definition of “Water of the United States” promulgated by the United States Environmental Protections Agency (US EPA).
    • The amendments change and expand the definition of “waste” in the bill to include all other “pollutants, dredged or fill materials.”
    • SB 1 threatens to undermine current state efforts to utilize science-based decision making to manage and provide reliable water supplies for California and protect, restore, and enhance the ecosystems of the Bay-Delta and its tributaries.
    • SB 1 impairs the Voluntary Agreements that are essential to advancing a comprehensive approach of flow and non-flow measures to provide reliable water supplies for all of California. SB 1 would freeze existing biological opinions.
    • SB1 would freeze the existing federal biological opinions. Future permits would be subject to outdated science and ineffective federal baseline measures, thus permanently, constraining the coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project.
    • SB 1 most recent amendments do not address the concerns regarding the “Endangered Species Act.”

    Messaging: Please contact your elected official (Senator/Assembly Member) and express your outstanding concerns and issues with the bill.  Please urge your representative to vote NO on Senate Bill 1.

    Key Assembly Members:
    Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry:   916-319-2004
    Assembly Member Joaquin Arambula:   916-319-2031
    Assembly Member Jim Cooper:   916-319-2009
    Assembly Member Susan Eggman:   916-319-2013
    Assembly Member Adam Gray:   916-319-2021
    Assembly Member Robert Rivas:       916-319-2030
    Assembly Member Rudy Salas:   916-319-2032

    Key Senators:
    Senator Anna Caballero:   916-651-4012
    Senator Cathleen Galgiani:  916-651-4005
    Senator Melissa Hurtado:   916-651-4014
    Senator Richard Pan:   916-651-4006

  • Minimizing Risks for Food Recalls & What to do During Them

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    Any grower or packer that has experienced a food recall knows how stressful things can get and all that is at stake; yet those who have never experienced them tend to be the least prepared for a recall when it occurs.  Watch this brief video interview with Rachael Dettmann Spiegel as she addressed growers, hullers and processors at the recent Almond Alliance Convention on how to prevent recalls from happening — but also how to deal with them in the event that a food recall does occur, like the one that has been all over the news recently with romaine lettuce.

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  • SB 623 to Protect CA Farmers from Water Board & Provide Safe Drinking Water

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    Farmers in multiple regions of California have been receiving threatening letters from the State Water Board, imposing enormous fines and demanding them to provide clean drinking water to their communities.  The Water Board is preparing to send out hundreds more of these letters to farmers throughout the state.  This is not just; and to protect farmers from receiving these letters, all the while helping to provide clean drinking water to disadvantaged communities, agricultural organizations throughout the state are uniting in support of a new bill SB 623 to accomplish this.  Learn more by watching this brief video interview with Tricia Geringer from Ag Council of California, based on her recent presentation at the Almond Alliance Annual Convention in Monterey.

    Enjoy our Ag video news?  Be sure to let our sponsor Duarte Nursery know & thank them for their industry support!