California Ag Network

Tag: Almond Alliance

  • Biochar as an Alternative Use for Almond Biomass

    With record acreage of almonds coming into production in California, hullers and processors are going to need to find new/alternative uses for hulls & shells. The Almond Alliance is working with the Almond Board of California to come up with sustainable alternatives including almond biochar to increase the water holding capacity and bring nutrients back into the soil. Watch this video interview of Karen Lapsley from the Almond Board with California Ag Network as she talks about biochar and its potential for the industry.

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    Calagnet & YARA

  • Ag Council of California Works to Ensure Buy American Provision

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    Emily Rooney, President of the Ag Council of California recently spoke at the annual Almond Alliance Convention, sharing their organization’s efforts to defend California Agriculture in Sacramento. One of their recent successes has been working with Dr. Pan on the Buy American Provision to ensure that school lunches are not coming from commodities produced outside of the country when they are locally grown in California. Watch her video interview with California Ag Network here to learn more.

  • What we can Learn from the Australian Almond Industry

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    At the Annual Convention of the Almond Alliance of California, Karen Lapsley from the Almond Board of California gave a presentation on Almond Alliance funded research improvements in almond biomass utilization. She noted some new varieties coming out of Australia that could be beneficial to California growers, and invited growers to attend the Almond Board’s upcoming almond food quality & safety symposium. Watch her interview now, and read more in the coming issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.