To protect our industry and promote shared interests the California Almond Industry Political Action Committee (Almond PAC) was created by Almond Alliance of California in 2014. This organization was specifically created to allow individuals within the almond community to pool their political contributions and thus increase their visibility and clout. The Almond PAC capitalizes on …

A reminder of the importance of applying copper sprays on young orchards to protect against bacterial blight this fall. We have been seeing some devastating impacts of the disease in new orchards in the last few years. Information about bacterial blight can be found in the disease management handbook: https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/host-disease/hazelnut-corylus-avellana-bacterial-blight Also see the hazelnut PMG: https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/catalog/files/project/pdf/em8328.pdf Below/attached …

The Tree & Vine Expo is held every year at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, in Turlock, California, the heart of North Valley wine grape & tree nut country and is a place where Growers and PCAs gather to learn about the status of the industry, earn 4 hours of PCA credits & 6 hours CCA …