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Blue Diamond Growers annual meeting highlights resilience

At the 113th Blue Diamond Growers “Growing Together” Annual Meeting on Nov. 15 in Modesto, Kai Bockmann, CEO for Blue Diamond Growers, reflected on his first ten months in the leadership role by a... more »

Irrigation Tech: A look at what’s new for nut growers

The nut industry is moving quickly into a new era of irrigation technology, where remote sensing through drone and eventually satellite data can inform growers about the real-time stress status of orc... more »

Effective dormant strategies look at winter sanitation, chill and irrigation inspection

The recommended activities of mummy hygiene, cleaning diseased canopies, controlling weeds, maintaining irrigation systems and scanning for pests during dormancy can help growers properly ca... more »

Tree nut prices fall to lowest levels in decades

In a recently released report, the USDA, Economic Research Service detailed that tree nut prices fell to the lowest levels since the turn of the century. Pricing and bearing acreage Real prices for ... more »

Blue Diamond Growers shares the October almond position report

Laura Gerhard, vice president for Blue Diamond Growers, provided the latest almond market update on Nov. 17, 2023 which details an overview of October's almond market, including shipments. OCTOBER 20... more »

Bipartisan legislation aims to boost nut exports

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced legislation, the Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act (Specialty CRO... more »

Climate Robotics wins AgSharks Pitch Competition

Climate Robotics earned a funding offer of $250,000 during the sixth annual AgSharks Pitch Competition at the Western Growers Annual Meeting. Climate Robotics, is a developer of mobile biochar pro... more »

Climate change to drive surge in insects that attack almonds, walnuts

As a result of climate change, the Golden State’s farms are expected to face a surge in agricultural pests, which are a threat to California’s specialty crops industry. Populations of three maj... more »

PTNA celebrates National Nut Day

This past week, the Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA), hosted a charity event showcasing the nut industry on Capitol Hill in recognition of National Nut Day, celebrated each year on O... more »

CDFA awards CAPCA $1 million SPM grant

CAPCA was awarded a $1 million grant by the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) focusing on sustainable pest management (SPM) in the field. The official title of the grant is Ass... more »