Almond Living Magazine

As California Almond Acreage Grows, Trees Bring Benefits to Agriculture, Environment, Community

Today, the USDA?s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that California?s almond acreage increased in 2015. Bearing acres, that is orchards old enough to produce a crop, were reported at 890,000 acres, up 1.1 percent from 2014. Total almond acres for 2015 were estimated at 1,110,000, up from 1,050,000 acres the previous year.

Earth Day 2016 Celebrates Trees for the Earth

Earth Day is this Friday, and this year's theme is Trees for the Earth. According to the Earth Day Network, trees are an important part of achieving a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable planet because they help us combat climate change, breathe clean air and help our communities. California's almond growers don't just grow almonds -- they also grow trees...

Sustainability, From Crop to Consumer, a Hot Topic at SCAN Meeting

Earlier this month, the Almond Board of California supported an educational session, ?How Sustainability is Shaping the Shopping Cart,? at the annual SCAN (Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition) meeting of registered dietitians.

Almond Board's Nutrition Research Program

We were pleased recently to see a blog entry from Dr. Catherine Woteki, USDA Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education & Economics, about the new National Nutrition Research Roadmap that was released on March 4 by the Interagency Committee on Human Nutrition Research (ICHNR).

Honey Bees Use 'Bee Pastures' Planted by Almond Farmers As Almond Pollination Winds Down

By the time petals fall from almond blossoms, the nectar and pollen that honey bees collect and spread from flower to flower to pollinate the crop are gone. So as the almond bloom draws to a close, beekeepers arrive to remove their hives from the orchards, often moving their bees to pollinate other crops. But in the meantime, honey bees look outside of almond orchards for alternate food sources.

National Ag Day Celebrates Contribution of Farmers To Life in America and the World

Almond Board at "Ag Day at the Capitol"California’s 6,800 almond growers joined our state’s more than 80,000 farms and ranches to mark National Ag Day on March 15, recognizing and celebrating all the contributions agriculture makes to American life. This year’s theme, “Agriculture: Stewards of a Healthy Planet,” resonates strongly with the California almond community and underscores our longstanding commitment...