January 6, 2012 - The new year brings a new opportunity for area almond growers and handlers to participate in a California Almond Sustainability Workshop...

The Almond Board of California announced January 20, 2012, as the deadline for filing nomination petitions for two independent grower member positions and two independent grower alternate positions on the Board of Directors for the Almond Board of California.

Today, World Diabetes Day, marks a global effort for awareness and education about the disease, which is expected to affect 8% of the global population by 2025. Adopting healthy eating habits is high on the list of recommendations for diabetes prevention and management.1 In fact, multiple recent scientific studies have shown that a healthy diet that includes almonds every day shows promise in helping to improve certain risk factors for diabetes and maintain healthy blood sugar levels.

With nearly 16 million Americans living today with prediabetes, a condition that is the precursor to type 2 diabetes, and with half of all Americans expected to have either prediabetes or type 2 diabetes by the year 2020, nutritional approaches to maintaining healthy blood sugar levels are essential. The findings of a scientific study examining the potential health benefits of almond consumption were published in the June, 2010 Journal of the American College of Nutrition.

More than one in three American adults suffer from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and reducing risk factors for such a widespread disease typically begins with lifestyle and diet changes.1,2 A recent scientific review, conducted by researchers and Registered Dietitians, suggests that nutrient-rich almonds have been shown to promote heart health, and may help maintain healthy cholesterol levels.3

Almond Board of California Announces 2010 Almond Crop Forecast

BusinessPress24.com January 26, 2012 - According to a new survey conducted by the Almond Board of California, 87% percent of women age 35 and up revealed they snack between meals ...

The Packer January 25, 2012 - A federal judge has ruled against a California organic grower who challenged a 2007 regulation requiring pasteurization of almonds sold on the domestic market ...

Ag Alert January 25, 2012 - Increasingly, people want a say in how we produce and distribute food in the United States ...