- Driving Value through Innovation
- New Year, New Opportunities
- Why Sustainability? ABC's Sustainability Self-Assessment Program Discussed
- Reinvestment in Almonds and Heart Health Research
- What Does Greenhouse Gas Regulation Mean for California Almonds?
- Government Affairs: EU Pesticide Regulatory Reform
- Colony Collapse Disorder: Still No "Smoking Gun"
- EQIP Deadline for Priority 2010 Funding Is Jan. 15
- Thinking Out of the Shell: Innovation in New Products
- Increasingly Complex Legislative, Regulatory Landscape Forecast
- Needed: Enhanced Infrastructure
- Drought Management in Almonds around the World
January
12 Food Quality & Safety Committee 9:30AM 20 Environmental Committee 9:30AM
February
4 International Committee 9:30AM 18 ABC Election Ballots Due 24 PR & Advertising Committee 10:00AM
EQIP Deadline for Priority 2010 Funding Is Jan. 15
The USDA NRCS is now accepting applications through Jan. 15 for its popular EQIP cost-share program for technical and financial assistance to implement environmentally friendly production practices.
Applications for EQIP are accepted year-round, but those received by Jan. 15 will be given priority for initial funding considerations for fiscal year 2010.
Contracts might include cost-share grants for a number of natural resource improvement projects, such as water use efficiency, water quality and air quality.
The deadline on two newer EQIP programs, one for organic growers and another providing funds to replace or retrofit older, higher-polluting farm equipment engines, has been extended until Jan. 29 to give growers more time to participate in the new programs. For information, contact your nearest USDA NRCS office or click here.
- New Mule Driver
- Watch for Your Ballot
- Industry Development Program Participants Recognized
- Retired Researcher Recognized
Winter sanitation is necessary to reduce NOW presence and control aflatoxin contamination. UC IPM guidelines state:
- Remove mummies before Feb. 1 by shaking and/or poling until there is an average of less than two per tree.
- Destroy mummies by Mar. 15 by disking or flail-mowing to prevent overwintering.
A new tool is being developed to help growers assess expected NOW damage in specific regions; the current model is for the southern San Joaquin Valley.
For more information on food safety issues, visit almondboard.com/foodsafety.
