AF: Would you recommend your fellow Blue Diamond members to join OSIP ? Why or why not ? SM: It’s a matter of personal choice. If you don’t mind the paperwork and all that goes into it, it's very rewarding. Just like with schooling, you see kids who are motivated and kids who are not. Same with farming and OSIP. You’re getting incentives to do what you should be doing anyway. The reason why I do it is because I care, and Blue Diamond has put an incentive out there for us to do it. I care about the land, the next generation, and the incentives. Money is not what it once was. You’re looking at
everything you can to get a penny, so a penny a pound goes a long way for your bottom line. By doing these things, Blue Diamond has shown their concern in doing the right thing to the purchaser and thus will likely get a higher return because it’s what the buyers want to see. AF: Do you have any closing thoughts for your fellow almond farmers ? SM: Blue Diamond is a group of good people to work with and is valuable in improving the farmer’s bottom line so we can keep farming. Again, it’s so helpful to receive extra money for practices many of us are already doing.
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Mel Machado, Vice President, Member Relations, Blue Diamond Growers
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