- 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
Driving Value through Innovation
What do you get when you combine five metal sponsors, 30 industry sponsors, 17 educational sessions (featuring more than 45 almond industry presenters), 114 trade show exhibitors, 1800+ attendees and 40 Almond Board of California (ABC) staff? The answer...the best Almond Industry Conference ever!
Driving Value through Innovation was the theme of the 37th annual Almond Industry Conference, held Dec. 9 and 10. The conference featured seminar tracks with experts presenting up-to-date information on issues such as pollination, food safety, production and environmental research, sustainability, a world perspective on water availability, aflatoxin, global regulatory issues, consumer ag perception, marketing strategies, European port procedures and more. Attendees received a tote bag with industry information, a voucher for the newly created 2009 Proceedings, the Almond Almanac and generous gifts from industry sponsors. Many conference guests took advantage of the continuing education credits available.
A Growers' Breakfast, two luncheons and an evening Gala event offered attendees the opportunity to fill their minds with current and useable industry information, while enjoying good food and great company. Keynote speakers discussed topics such as Driving Value through Innovation (presented by ABC executive staff), a water update presented by the chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, Charles Hoppin, and an update on the global economy and the new administration presented by Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes magazine. Attendees at the Gala dinner were treated to an adventurous story by Bear Grylls, host of Discovery Channel's "Man vs. Wild," recapping his climb up the unforgiving Mt. Everest.
Many thanks to our metal sponsors for their continued support of the Almond Industry Conference.
We encourage you to mark your calendars for the 38th annual Almond Industry Conference Dec. 8-9, 2010.
Thrills and Chills Greet Crowds at Almond Industry Conference
- 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.
