MAY | JUNE 2016
Almond Facts
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CONTENTS
MAY | JUNE 2016
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FIELD SUPERVISORS
10
GROWER LIAISON
12
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
28
THE BEE BOX
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TIME TO CONSIDER
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CLASSIFIED ADS
Features
P. 18
Almond Flour Recipes
The Almond Flour Cookbook is
a unique tool for
Blue Diamond
to
promote almond flour and presents
a challenge for Product Marketing
Manager Angie Raimondi to develop
exciting new almond flour recipes.
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Irrigation Technology
Investing in technology to better
understand the irrigation needs of
an almond orchard allows growers
to really hone in on the trees’ needs,
removing guesswork from the process.
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Foundation Scholarship
The
Blue Diamond Growers Foundation
awards 12 college scholarships to
students from the almond-growing
regions of California who plan to pursue
agricultural degrees.
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Sustainability Program
Valuable data collected from the
California Almond Sustainability
Program is used to educate buyers,
regulators and the public that
almond growers and handlers follow
sustainable agricultural practices.
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Cover Photo:
Cinnamon rolls are just one of the unique
recipes used to promote
Blue Diamond
Almond Flour
.
