Almond Living Magazine

Spotlight on Weird and Wonderful Almond Coproduct Research

Did you know almond trees grow four products? In addition to the kernel that we eat, almond coproducts include the almond hull, which is used to feed livestock, and the shells, which are used as livestock bedding. Even the trees are recycled at the end of their productive lives to create alternative energy or to improve soil quality. Farmers have...

The Almond Board Wishes You a Happy Holiday!

Did you know the Almond Board has a presence in 11 different countries? It’s true! You can find us wrapping up another successful year in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Japan, China and India. The Almond Board is thankful for the almond community members and almond lovers around the globe! And what better way...

Almond Board Makes $6.8 Million Investment to Support the Almond Community’s Commitment to Continuous Improvement

To kick off its 46 th annual Almond Conference, the Almond Board of California (ABC) announced a $6.8 million investment in 75 independent research projects supporting next-generation farming practices. These projects and the California almond community’s science-based approach help farmers and processors provide almond lovers around the world with a safe, wholesome and sustainable product. Almond community-funded research provides a...

Farmers are Doing the Mummy Shake to Prepare for Next Year’s Almond Crop

Halloween may be long gone, but mummies could be lurking in almond orchards – mummy nuts, that is! Mummy nuts are what almond farmers call the nuts that remain on the trees after harvest. The normally fuzzy, green outer hull darkens and the kernel remaining inside becomes a desirable food source for certain orchard pests. To prevent and manage these...

California Almond Community Raises Nearly $15,000 for California FFA Foundation

As harvest wrapped up this year, the California Almond Leadership program held its inaugural golf tournament fundraiser. Eighty-eight growers, handlers, and almond community members from throughout the Central Valley assembled at Dragonfly Golf Club in Madera, California to golf and raise funds for the California FFA (Future Farmers of America) Foundation. These funds are awarded to high school students participating...

The Sights and Sounds of #AlmondHarvest 2018

Throughout this year’s almond harvest, our farmers and community have been posting on social media to take you behind the scenes to see the work being done to bring your favorite nut from orchard to table! Take a look… Almond Harvest is underway across the San Joaquin Valley. @almondalliance @almondgirljenny @JSSAlmonds pic.twitter.com/nHHH71Pu4Z — California Ag Today (@CalAgToday) August 9, 2018...