GROWING THE GOODNESS
Blue Diamond
Program Builds
Future Leaders
In 1994,
Blue Diamond
created the
Young Leader Program to cultivate
and educate the cooperative’s next
generation of leaders. This program
is designed to inform young growers
and industry members about
Blue
Diamond
, the almond industry and
agriculture as a whole. Participants
are exposed to industry experts,
experience the legislative arena, gain
an in-depth understanding for the
issues facing almonds and agriculture,
and learn the inner workings of their
cooperative. Since its inception the
program has seen more than 500
participants, many of which joined
leadership positions within
Blue
Diamond
thereafter, contributing to
the overall success of the cooperative
and its ability to maintain the role as
the almond industry leader.
The Young Leader Program is a
yearlong program with three events —
January (Sacramento), June (Salida) and
November (Modesto). Attendance
to each event is necessary for
completion of the program.
Blue Diamond’s Young
Leader Program is very
educational and eye-opening
about behind the scenes of
processing almonds.
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