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Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), Max Miller (R-Ohio), and Abagail Spanberger (D-Va.) introduced a bill to establish a Specialty Crop Mechanization and Automation Res...
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At this event, agtech startups pitch innovations in front of an audience of the world’s largest specialty crop producers to win a $250,000 minimum investment. Impact-driven entrepreneurs and startup...
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The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of tree nuts, fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, nursery plants and...
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On June 7, 2023, the USDA announced that it has amended its federal marketing order for California walnuts after the state's growers voted to amend the federal marketing.
Amendments
Will elimina...
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The Almond Board of California (ABC) announced the board of directors election results. The following nominees have been submitted to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for selection to terms of office...
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Growers now spend an average of $500,000 a year on automation, according to the Specialty Crop Automation Report that was released and commissioned by Western Growers (WG). The increase in spending is...
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Bearing acres up in 2023 but there have been fewer new plantings and more orchard removals.
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Voting begins Friday, April 21, to select one independent grower position and two independent handler positions on the Almond Board of California (ABC) Board of Directors. Alternate seats for those sp...
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The Almond Alliance has created Storm Damage: Reporting & Resources to provide California growers with some pertinent information.
Th Storm Damage: Reporting & Resources guide includes info...
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The Almond Board of California retained Russell Reynolds Associates, a global executive search and leadership advisory firm, as the exclusive search firm to aid the transition to a new president and C...
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