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  • S2E8 What Happens to Almonds After Harvest

    S2E8 What Happens to Almonds After Harvest
    Oct 30 2022
    After the hive of activity from the visually intense almond harvest and clouds of dust settle, the work to bring almonds to market is just beginning. We pull the curtain back and discuss the 'out of sight' happenings with Select Harvest COO Sheryl Wheeler. Come learn what it takes to make an almond.
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    34 Min.
  • Protecting Pollinators

    Protecting Pollinators
    Jul 22 2022
    Miles Dakin from the Pollinator Partnership joins to discuss the importance of protecting pollinators and the efforts his organization is taking to do so. One such program is Bee Friendly Farming and we'll touch on what this program means, it's impacts and how growers may already be taking steps in becoming bee friendly. It's all about bees and butterflies (...and insects, flies, moths, birds bats...); oh, and ALMONDS!
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    31 Min.
  • Consumer Trends w/ Guest Bryn Garcia, VP of Retail Sales & Business Development

    Consumer Trends w/ Guest Bryn Garcia, VP of Retail Sales & Business Development
    Jun 24 2022
    As much of the world shifts to treating Covid-19 as endemic, many people return to the office and students wrap up an in-person school year how has the upheaval of the past few years changed consumer preferences in the snacking category? VP of Retail Sales & Business Development, Bryn Garcia, joins to dive into the consumer behavior landscape as we try and make sense of the current landscape.
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    26 Min.
  • S2E5: Market Conditions with CEO Bob Nunes

    S2E5: Market Conditions with CEO Bob Nunes
    May 24 2022
    CEO Bob Nunes joins as we discuss the recent 2.8 billion pound subjective forecast, crop conditions, logistic issues, market movers and so much more. It's all about the current state of California Almonds.
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    29 Min.
  • What Role Does the Almond Alliance Play?

    What Role Does the Almond Alliance Play?
    Apr 28 2022
    Still young into her tenure, President and CEO of the Almond Alliance, Aubrey Bettencourt, joins NutNews to discuss the role that the Almond Alliance plays in advocating for our industry. Aubrey shares the Alliance's current focus areas and shares her vision for the future under her leadership. This is a must listen if you're curious as to how policy, regulations and politics impacts our diverse industry and what the Almond Alliance can do to help.
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    38 Min.
  • Sustainability: Part II - Turning Waste Shells into Compost

    Sustainability: Part II - Turning Waste Shells into Compost
    Mar 1 2022
    We continue our exploration of turning almond shells into compost. Having discussed what lead us down the compost path and the process of creating compost from waste shells, we dig into (pun intended) the most convincing reasons why we make compost: all the benefits it provides our soil and trees. Join us for the second half of the podcast all about compost.
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    21 Min.
  • Sustainability: Turning Waste Shells into Compost - Part 1

    Sustainability: Turning Waste Shells into Compost - Part 1
    Mar 1 2022
    When a hulling and shelling operation leaves you with a literal mountain of almond shells without commercial value, what are you suppose to do with it? Guest Brian Bly, Director of Farm Operations at Hart Farms, lends us his expertise and helps break down (pun intended) the why's and how's of making compost and the vast and unexpected benefits it can have in orchards. Join us for this two part investigation into 'black gold.'
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    21 Min.
  • Using Mason Bees For Almond Pollination

    Using Mason Bees For Almond Pollination
    Feb 1 2022
    Everyone knows that almonds are pollinated with honey bees right? Well what if I told you that for the past 5 years we've been using both honey bees and mason bees? What the heck is a mason bee anyways and why would we bother? Guest Jim Watts from Watts Solitary Bees joins us to provide some insight to the fascinating world of solitary bees in almond orchards.
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    22 Min.