ANNUAL MEETING
ANNUAL GROWERS MEETING GROWER SESSIONS
Sustainability: Translating Orchard Stewardship to Market Value At Blue Diamond , sustainability provides an opportunity for growth. Customers who use our almonds to manufacture cereals, chocolate, snack bars and more are asking their almond suppliers to align with federally mandated and consumer-driven sustainability goals. Consumers who buy our snack almonds and Almond Breeze ® products expect brands to reflect their sustainability values. Dr. Dan Sonke was joined by other Blue Diamond sustainability and
marketing experts to discuss how Blue Diamond ’s Orchard Stewardship Incentive Program (OSIP) and the USDA Climate-Smart Grant are driving returns for our grower- owners. Panelists from Blue Diamond Growers : • Dr. Dan Sonke , Sr. Director of Sustainability (Moderator) • Erik Stanek , Sustainability Specialist • Sarb Dhanjal , Sr. Director of Consumer Insights Analytics and Advocacy • Jasdeep Bains , Sustainability Specialist • Loretta Kelly , Director of Global Strategic Marketing Deep Dive on Navel Orangeworm With record Navel Orangeworm (NOW) numbers inflicting severe damages on an already struggling almond harvest, Blue Diamond ’s receiving stations saw incredible numbers of low-quality, worm-eaten almonds statewide. Mel Machado sat down with other industry professionals to discuss how the almond industry arrived at such high levels of NOW in 2023 and how growers can alleviate NOW issues in the future.
Sustainability: Translating Orchard Stewardship to Market Value. Photo credit: Mari Patterson
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