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  • Pacific Nut Producer July Issue

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    Contents of the July Issue:

    Farming & Managing Walnuts in Tulare County
    Gary Hester is Fourth Generation Farmer
    Coronavirus Food Assistance Program for Growers
    FSA Accepting Applications Through August 28th
    Orchard Tasks
    Almonds, Hazelnuts, Macadamias, Pecans, Pistachios, Walnuts

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  • Almond Board of California 2020 Election Results

    The Almond Board of California has released election results for the Board of Directors positions whose terms of office will run from August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021. The names of the following nominees have been submitted to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for selection:

    Independent Grower:
    Member Position One (one-year term): Paul Ewing, Los Banos
    Alternate Position One: Joe Gardiner, Earlimart
    Independent Handler:
    Member Position One (three-year term): Alexi Rodriguez, Caruthers
    Alternate Position One: Ron Fisher, Modesto
    Member Position Three (one-year term): Darren Rigg, Le Grand
    Alternate Position Two: Chad DeRose, McFarland
    Cooperative Grower:
    Member Position One (three-year term): George Goshgarian Jr., Fowler
    Alternate Position One: Christine Gemperle, Ceres
    Cooperative Handler:
    Member Position Two (three-year term): Bill Morecraft, Sacramento
    Alternate Position Two: Alicia Rockwell, Sacramento

    ABOUT THE ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
    Almonds from California are a healthy, natural, wholesome and quality food. The Almond Board of California promotes almonds with a research-based approach to responsible farming, production and marketing on behalf of the more than 7,600 almond growers and processors in California, many of whom have third- and fourth-generation family operations. Established in 1950 and based in Modesto, California, the Almond Board of California is a non-profit organization that administers a grower-enacted Federal Marketing Order under the supervision of the United States Department of Agriculture. For more information on the Almond Board of California or almonds, visit Almonds.com or check out California Almonds on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the California Almonds blog.

  • 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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  • Navel Orangeworm Host Preferences & Need for Collaborative Control

    Some may think Navel Orangeworm is just a pest of almonds and pistachios, but there are other crops it thrives off of as well. Watch this brief interview with Bob Klein from the California Pistachio Research Board as he shares his insights on preferred overwintering hosts for this pest as well as in-season comparisons.  It’s going to take a unified approach across industries to defeat this pest.

  • Pacific Nut Producer May Issue

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    Contents of the May Issue:

    Bellareese Farms Excels with Innovations
    Science and Skill Lead to Successful Farming
    American Pistachio Conference Brings Pride
    Health Studies Verify Pistachios are a Super-Food
    California Almond Acreage Increases in 2019
    Almond Board Plans for Future Record Production
    Orchard Tasks
    Almonds, Hazelnuts, Macadamias, Pecans, Pistachios, Walnuts

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  • Almond Board of California 2020 Election Underway

    Voting will begin April 29 to select one independent grower member and alternate position and two independent handler member and alternate positions on the Almond Board of California (ABC) Board of Directors. These positions will serve terms beginning on August 1, 2020.

     

    Candidates for the independent grower position are:

    Position One, Member (One-year term):                         Position One, Alternate:

    Paul Ewing, Los Banos (petitioner)                                 Joe Gardiner, Earlimart (petitioner)

    Louie Ott, Modesto (petitioner)                                       Brad Klump, Escalon (petitioner)

    Mike Mason, Wasco (petitioner)

    Candidates for the independent handler positions are:

    Position One, Member (Three-year term):                       Position One, Alternate:

    Terry Boone, Modesto (petitioner)                                  Ron Fisher, Modesto (incumbent)

    Alexi Rodriguez, Caruthers (petitioner)

    Micah Zeff, Modesto (petitioner)

    Position Three, Member (One-year term):                       Position Three, Alternate:

    Jonathan Hoff, Denair (petitioner)                                   Chad DeRose, McFarland (petitioner)

    Darren Rigg, Le Grand (petitioner)                                  Dave Phippen, Manteca (petitioner)

    Ballots and instructions have been mailed to all independent growers whose names are on file with ABC. The Almond Board must receive ballots by May 27, 2020, for them to be counted. If an independent grower or a handler does not receive a ballot, one may be obtained by contacting ABC’s Bunnie Ibrahim, senior analyst, Government Affairs, at (209) 343-3228.

    As a governing body for the industry, the ABC Board of Directors is comprised of five handler and five grower representatives who set policy and recommend budgets in several major areas including production research, public relations and advertising, nutrition research, statistical reporting, quality control and food safety.

     

    About the Almond Board of California

    Almonds from California are a healthy, natural, wholesome and quality food. The Almond Board of California promotes almonds with a research-based approach to responsible farming, production and marketing on behalf of the more than 7,600 almond growers and processors in California, many of whom have third- and fourth-generation family operations. Established in 1950 and based in Modesto, California, the Almond Board of California is a non-profit organization that administers a grower-enacted Federal Marketing Order under the supervision of the United States Department of Agriculture. For more information on the Almond Board of California or almonds, visit Almonds.com or check out California Almonds on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the California Almonds blog.  – Article and photo courtesy of the Almond Board of California

  • Are Tree Nut Growers Doing Their Part to Manage Navel Orangeworm?

    Winter sanitation, mating disruption and proper pesticide application — all critical strategies in managing the number one pest of tree nuts: Navel Orangeworm. No one wants this pest on their farms, but are growers really doing their due diligence in managing this pest with tools that are now widely available to the industry?  Watch this interview with Bob Klein from the California Pistachio Research Board as he shares the rough statistics and read about how you can do better in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

  • Keeping Up with the Evolving Navel Orangeworm Pest Pressure

    So how bad can Navel Orangeworm damage get in our tree nut orchards? Hopefully we won’t have to find out this season, as growers are equipped with more tools and practices to control the pest. Watch this brief interview with Research Entomologist Joel Siegel as he shares some evolving trends in pest pressure across the state, and read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

  • 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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  • Pollinator Partnership Equips Almond Growers with Greater Tools to Prove Sustainability

    Almond growers sometimes get a bad rap in the general public as being abusive to bees or sucking too much water out of the ground, but it is quite the contrary.  Almond growers are stewards of the land, and with the help of the Almond Board of California, and a new ties with the Pollinator Partnership, growers are going to be equipped with great tools to prove their environmental and sustainable practices in the orchard at bloom.  Watch this brief video with the Daren Williams from the Almond Board of California for more details, and read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

     

    Please thank our sponsor Duarte Nursery for their industry support and see them at their booth at the APG Conference in Monterey, March 2-4 (Booths 20-21).