This issue of Almond Facts highlights the co-op's presence at the Farm to Fork Festival in Sacramento, the introduction of two new regional managers, information from Project Apis m. on cover crops and water, and the shipping challenges in the Port of Oakland.
almond facts | 1 |
Contents | 3 |
Features | 3 |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 4 |
OFFICERS | 4 |
ALMOND FACTS STAFF | 4 |
Almonds | 5 |
Best Clonal Rootstocks | 5 |
PRESIDENT’S CORNER | 6 |
2020 Final Crop Return | 6 |
FIELD TEAM | 8 |
Regional Managers | 8 |
2021 Grower Liaisons | 9 |
DISTRICT 1 | 9 |
DISTRICT 2 | 9 |
DISTRICT 3 | 9 |
DISTRICT 4 | 9 |
DISTRICT 5 | 9 |
DISTRICT 6 | 9 |
DISTRICT 7 | 9 |
DISTRICT 8 | 9 |
DISTRICT 9 | 9 |
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL | 10 |
Blue Diamond Provides Red Cross Western Wildfire Relief | 10 |
TV Tokyo Story on Blue Diamond | 11 |
Desert Almond Farmer | 11 |
Blue Diamond Leadership Program — Apply Now! | 12 |
FARMING FOR OUR FUTURE | 13 |
Blue Diamond Blooms at Farm to Fork Festival | 14 |
#WeAreBlueDiamond Social Media Activity | 18 |
BLUE DIAMOND INVESTMENT PROGRAMS | 19 |
Pumpkin-Sage Ravioli Bake | 20 |
Ingredients | 20 |
Directions | 20 |
Coconut Cupcakes or Sheet Cake with Chai Frosting | 21 |
Ingredients | 21 |
Directions | 21 |
GROWING THE GOODNESS | 22 |
Meet Trent Voss, New Blue Diamond Regional Manager | 22 |
HYBRID ROOTSTOCKS | 23 |
New Regional Manager, Kenneth Miyamoto, Shares His Family History and Passion for the Almond Industry | 24 |
ADVOCACY REPORT | 26 |
Almond Alliance of California’s Elaine Trevino Nominated as U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator | 26 |
Industry Alert: An Update on Ongoing Shipping Challenges at the Port of Oakland | 28 |
The Congestion Issue Summary: | 28 |
Federal Maritime Update (FMC): | 28 |
Recent Roundtables Facilitated by FMC: | 30 |
Port Update: | 31 |
Port of Oakland: | 31 |
Union Negotiations: | 32 |
Legislation of Interest: | 32 |
CULTIVATING SUSTAINABILITY | 34 |
Cover Crops: Worth the Water? | 34 |
What to Expect | 34 |
How Cover Crops can Increase Water Use Efficiency | 34 |
How Much Water do Cover Crops Use? | 35 |
IN YOUR ORCHARD | 36 |
THE BEE BOX | 36 |
A Window Into US Honey Bee Pesticide Exposure | 36 |
How Common and How Many? | 37 |
What, Where and How Much? | 37 |
How Great is the Risk? | 37 |
THE ALMOND BOARD | 40 |
Cover Crop Resource Clarifies Confusion | 40 |
Plan, then Plant | 40 |
Busting Myths, Spitting Facts | 42 |
Stay Tuned: Bee+ Scholarship Funds | 43 |
TIME TO CONSIDER | 44 |
In a Nut Shell: | 44 |
Pest management | 47 |
CLASSIFIED ADS | 50 |
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