Almond Journey

Highlights from July's Global Update, from the Global, Technical and Regulatory Affairs team at the Almond Board of California, in today's Almond Byte.

ABC Visit to DC Coincides with India Tariff Red…

In this episode, we meet four impressive members of the California Future Farmers of America (FFA) who were awarded scholarships this year by The Almond Board of California (ABC). Since 2016, ABC’s f…

June's Marketing Bulletin from the Almond Board of California. 

Almonds Take Over Mexico City

During the first two months of 2023 and around National Almond Day efforts, California almonds took to the …

Tanya Gemperle-Goncalves of Gemperle Farms has taken a particular interest in finding ways to improve their almond operation over time. She joined the Journey to share some of her experiments includi…

USTR Chief Ag Negotiator Visits California

After speaking at the recent Agri-Pulse Conference, ABC was able to arrange orchard visits for USTR Chief Ag Negotiator Doug McKalip. The almond and walnut o…

Michael Kelley is the president and CEO of the Central California Almond Growers Association. With four shellers in two locations, the association is the largest huller/sheller of almonds in the worl…

May's Marketing Bulletin from the Global Market Development and Reputation Management teams at the Almond Board of California. 

Leveraging Nutrition Research

The Almond Board is currently running ads …

Highlights from the May 2023 Global Update from the Global Technical and Regulatory Affairs team at the Almond Board of California.

Economic Impact Analysis of Retaliatory Tariffs on Exports of Calif…

Mackey Violich is part of the ownership team at Capay Farms, a 13,000-acre almond and walnut farming operation. As sustainability manager, Violich has explored a variety of innovative solutions like …

Almond grower Dennis Yotsuya has a small orchard in Cortez, California. Through winter sanitation and mass trapping, he has been able to avoid hull sprays for navel orangeworm in recent years. Yotsuy…

Third generation farmer Keith Yamamoto and his family farm a variety of crops including almonds in Westley, California. Diversification in crops, markets and approaches has been an important part of …

Highlights from the April 2023 Global Update from the Global Technical and Regulatory Affairs team at the Almond Board of California.

Decree 248 Update

Food and Drug Agency has stopped managing Chin…

A banker and CPA – who both also grow almonds – join the Journey to talk about farm finance and accounting. Ted Reimers is the vice president in the agribusiness group at American Ag Credit in Turloc…

Highlights from the March 2023 Global Update from the Global Technical and Regulatory Affairs team at the Almond Board of California.

ABC participation in the Gulfood Show

ABC exhibited in the USA P…

Mohnish Seth is the president and owner of Farmers International. He and his wife Versha Seth joined the Journey to share their incredible story of migrating to California from India in the early 199…

Third generation almond grower Eric Spycher farms alongside his brother, Curt, and their father near Balico, California. This past year, Spycher was one of a few growers approached by the Turlock Irr…

Highlights from the February 2023 Global Update from the Global Technical and Regulatory Affairs team at the Almond Board of California.

Algeria Requires Fumigation

ABC sent out a note to handlers on …

In this episode, we revisit The Almond Conference 2022 with Almond Board President and CEO Richard Waycott to recap his message on the state of the almond industry. Waycott discusses grower profitabi…

In this episode of the Almond Journey Podcast, we sit down with nine different almond industry leaders to hear about their hopes for 2023 and beyond. This group shares an acknowledgment of the curren…

January's Global Update from the Global Technical and Regulatory Affairs team at the Almond Board of California in today's Almond Byte.

Ag Trade Leaders are Confirmed by Senate

After being nominated fo…