- Pre-Harvest Checklist: Managing the Orchard Floor
- ABC Food Safety Symposiums Look at Public Perceptions, New Technologies
- Water Ways: Water Salvos
- New NRCS Air Quality Incentives Target Polluting Farm Equipment
- Budget Planning
- Don't Let Your Crews Become "Hot-Heads"
- Almonds Shine at Obesity Meeting
- First-Ever Almond Innovation Project Explores the Culinary Frontier
- Harvest Sampling Provides Valuable Feedback for Orchard's IPM Program
- 2009 Almond Forecast Announced
JULY
16 PR and Advertising Committee 10:00AM 20 International Committee 9:30AM 22 Leadership Development Committee 8:30AM 22 Almond Board of California 9:30AM
OF NOTE
Farm Advisor Interns Selected
University of California Cooperative Extension and the Almond Board of California are pleased to announce the selection of four interns for the summer Farm Advisor Internship Program in the agricultural and biological sciences: Kevin Brooks, CSU Fresno; Rebecca Wheeler, UC Davis; Kristin Warda, Cal Poly, SLO; and Jennifer Matthews, Texas State University. These paid internships offer the students an opportunity to work closely with experienced Cooperative Extension farm advisors to learn about the latest in agricultural practices and technologies pertaining to almonds and other tree crops.
Exhibitor/Sponsor Registration Goes Live
Exhibitors and sponsors began registering for the 2009 Almond Industry Conference on May 27. Registration is now available for exhibitors online. This year’s conference will be held at the Modesto Centre Plaza on December 9th and 10th. Attendee registration begins October 1.
Almond Referendum Overwhelmingly Approved
Almond producers have voted to continue the federal marketing order that regulates the handling of almonds grown in California. The vote was taken in a referendum conducted by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service April 6 through 24, 2009.
In the referendum, 95% of producers voting—representing 96% of total almond volume—favored continuance of the order. Those eligible to participate in the referendum were current almond producers who were also engaged in the production of almonds from Aug. 1, 2007, through July 31, 2008.
Click here to read the full USDA release.
- Farm Advisor Interns Selected
- Exhibitor/Sponsor Registration Goes Live
- Almond Referendum Overwhelmingly Approved
Field sanitation during harvest is critical to minimizing potential contamination of almonds. Workers should have ready access to toilets and fully stocked hand-washing stations at all times. California state law mandates that toilets are to be placed within 1/4 mile from the field work area. Placement of portable toilets should be done in a manner that minimizes the chance of contamination to harvested almonds.
