- NEW - ARB Meetings to Address Regulations, Loans
- California Almonds Raise the Bar
- UPDATED - Water Ways: Survival Strategies
- Almond Board Election Results
- Allergy Issue
- Almond Allergen Research
- Enhancing Orchard Productivity
- Government Affairs: Peanut Recall Will Drive Food Safety Discussions, Recommendations
- Worlds of Healthy Flavors
- Take Me to Your Leaders
MARCH
3 Environmental Committee 9:30AM 5 Environmental Stewardship Tour 10:00AM 10 Food Quality & Safety Committee 11:00AM
APRIL
8 International Committee 9:30AM 13 Nutrition Research Committee 9:30AM 22 PR and Advertising Committee 10:00AM 28 Production Research Committee 9:30AM
TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADERS
Encouraging young and diverse individuals into future leadership roles in the almond industry is the mission of the Almond Industry Leadership Program. Co-sponsored by American AgCredit and the Almond Board of California, this program is a year-long course designed to provide a mentored experience, consisting of leadership training seminars, hands-on educational opportunities, field experiences and a first-hand view of how the Almond Board of California works, in order to prepare participants for possible Committee/Board selection.
After a stringent selection process, fourteen highly-qualified individuals rose to the top and began their year-long journey as the inaugural class of the Almond Industry Leadership program. The kick-off function took place on January 30 at the Almond Board of California offices with ABC President and CEO Richard Waycott leading the participants through an almond industry overview.
Along with Richard, presenters included Christine Long, ABC Board Chairperson, Dave Shipman, Acting Administrator USDA/AMS (via Web cam from Washington D.C.), Terry Vawter, Sr. Marketing Specialist, USDA/AMS, John Herlihy, V.P. Marketing, American AgCredit and ABC's Sue Olson, John Joyner, Julie Adams, Karen Lapsley, Melissa Mautz, and Lori Gerhardt.
A very important part of the success of this program involves the participation of industry mentors, who donate their time to ensure the success of the program participants as they progress through the year and activities.
Many thanks to this year's ABC Board and/or committee member mentors:
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The 2009 Almond Industry Leadership Program participants are (back row left to right)
Vincent Ricchiuti, Joel Perkins, Ashley Gunlund, Paul Reynolds Darren Rigg, Mary Burroughs-Minor, Paul Parreira Jr., Micah Zeff, and Jordan Phippen. Front row (left to right) are David Doll, Stacey Shaw, Chuck Dirkse, Tiffany Lionudakis, and Ryan Cosyns.
Congratulations participants! We look forward to watching you grow personally, professionally and in your value to the almond industry.
MAINTAINING readily retrievable records of your farm's operations is essential when it comes to food safety. Records should include areas such as fertility management, pesticide and foliar applications, worker training programs, servicing of sanitary facilities, diagrams of adjacent land use and operations, and water source and quality information. Documentation maximizes your investment in risk reduction; without documentation there is no proof that your food safety program exists.
