Almond Living Magazine

Almond Board Invests $4.8 Million in Research Supporting Water Sustainability, Honey Bee Health, and Innovative Coproduct Utilization

Today is the first day of the 45 th annual Almond Conference! To kick off the event, Almond Board of California (ABC) announced this year’s research funding investments of $4.8 million in 64 independent, third-party research projects. With this announcement, the California Almond community, through ABC, has invested nearly $70 million in industry-changing research spanning over 40 years, highlighting our...

Sneak Preview: The 45th Annual Almond Conference

Almond Board of California’s annual Almond Conference is just around the corner! With pre-registration numbers at record highs, almond farmers and processors will be spending the next few days pondering which of the more than 50 sessions offered are best for them. Because California Almond farmers regularly adopt new technology and practices for continuous improvement, The Almond Conference is the...

Harvest Equipment Innovations Driving Dust Reduction

During this year’s harvest, Almond Board of California (ABC) hosted a side-by-side demonstration of innovative low-dust almond harvesting equipment. Almond harvest involves a three-step process: shaking the nuts off the tree and onto the ground where they dry for several days, sweeping the almonds into rows, and picking them up off the ground to be transported to a local processing...

Almond Brothers Work Together to Grow and Supply Our Favorite Nut

Almond Board of California is celebrating its community by running occasional features on farmers, processors, and others who support the industry, highlighting their commitment to sustainability. 1 There are around 6,800 California Almond farms and over 90% are family farms. 2 One of these families is the Gardiners, where third-generation farmers – brothers John, Jim, and Joe – work together...

What does #HeartWalking mean to Almond Board of California?

It means assembling The A Team – 10 staff members, four furry friends and one stylish 15-month-old – to accomplish one goal: raise awareness and funds for victims and survivors of cardiovascular disease and stroke. On Sept. 16, Almond Board of California (ABC) partnered with the American Heart Association (AHA) to participate in the 2017 Stanislaus Heart & Stroke Walk...

Employee Q&A: Julie Adams of Global Technical, Regulatory & Government Affairs

In our ABC Q&A series, we bring you brief interviews with some of the minds driving innovation at the Almond Board of California. We speak to a wide variety of folks who work here at the Almond Board, exploring topics from research to conservation to favorite almond recipes. Today, we talk to Julie Adams , whose role helps get almonds...