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Contents
8 FIELD TEAM 10 MARKET REPORT 14 NEWS IN A NUTSHELL 20 CORNERING THE MARKET 24 MEMBERSHIP BASICS 26 GROWING THE GOODNESS 28 ADVOCACY REPORT 34 IN YOUR ORCHARD 42 CLASSIFIED ADS
A sweet way to start your autumn, these baked apple donuts are cozy and delicious! (Page 19)
Features 6 President’s Corner
28 Advocacy Report with the Government Affairs Team Blue Diamond ’s Government Affairs team discusses that through our advocacy as a Cooperative and our associations, many of the 2,100+ bills introduced this year were either amended, mitigated or when favorable, pushed through. 30 Almond Grower, Steve Moeller Gets Real About OSIP Learn all about the pros and cons of cover cropping, the extra efforts it takes to participate in OSIP, and much more in this interview with Blue Diamond almond grower Steve Moeller.
In this President’s Corner, President and CEO, Kai Bockmann talks about the upcoming harvest season, pests in the orchard, and the crop return. He also gives a teaser of what’s to come at the 114 th Annual Growers Meeting in November. 20 The Big10 Partnership Learn the latest with exciting partnership between the Big Ten Conference and Blue Diamond Almonds. This football season is kicking off to a great start! 22 A Scary Good Halloween Almond Breeze ® dips into the spooky season since it is, after all, scary good for your bones!
ON THE COVER: Steve Moeller (right) pictured with son, Andrew (left) discusses OSIP. Photo Credit: Jake Sonke
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