I just got home from the two-day Almond Industry Conference in Modesto, hosted by the Almond Board of California. More than 1800 almond growers and PCAs were there.
There was a trade show with many companies offering supplies and services for growers. Also there were great seminars with many University of California farm advisors and researchers speaking.
Good News: The almond industry is very healthy with Nov. exports hitting a record breaking 146 million pounds up 24 percent over Nov. 2009.
Prices are increasing for growers as well. 2010 should be another good year for the almond industry!
Another Press Conference to Publicize the Dire Water Needs of California Farmers. A Flawed Biological Opinion has put the Delta Smelt Minnow before Humans, which has caused hundreds of thousands of acres of prime farm land to be idled on the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley.
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