NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
The Almond Board of California (ABC) unveiled its 2018 Almond Leadership Program class,
selecting Clayton Whitehead, current member of
Blue Diamond’s
Young Leader Program,
and Micah Keith,
Blue Diamond’s
Senior Brand Manager for refrigerated
Almond Breeze
.
Keith and Whitehead will spend the next year in a structured program that will prepare
them to become leaders not just within the California Almond industry, but in their
communities, as well.
The class will complete specialized training in a wide variety of topic areas, such as
food safety, biomass utilization, honey extraction and nutrition research. Over the course
of the year, they will have hands-on experiences in nurseries, almond orchards, a U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) research facility and other venues.
Above:
ClaytonWhitehead
Below:
Micah Keith
Blue Diamond
Represented in 2018 Almond Leadership Class
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