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Rainy season ends in California; exceptional drought continues to intensify

Here is a link to an article that appeared online on June 1st at the California Weather  Blog from Weather West talking about California’s drought… [Read More]

June 6th, 2014
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Almond Demand Grows as Snacking Occasions Get Healthier

The following article appeared in FlexNews online on June 2nd. Food Industry News FEATURE: Almond Demand Grows as Snacking Occasions Get Healthier 2 June 2014… [Read More]

June 2nd, 2014

Almonds Help Drive King’s County Agricultural Crop Value

Reported in the Fresno Bee BY ROBERT RODRIGUEZ The Fresno Bee May 20, 2014 Crop report: Kings County a $2.2 billion land of milk and… [Read More]

May 21st, 2014

2014 California Almond Market Forecast

by: Bill Morecraft  General Manager Blue Diamond Almonds Global Ingredients Division Today NASS reported the Subjective Estimate for the 2014 crop is 1.95 billion pounds. … [Read More]

May 2nd, 2014

Lack of Water Still Impacting California’s Almond Growers

May 1, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — State water managers were expecting more bad news Thursday as they take the season’s last measurement of the… [Read More]

May 1st, 2014

Blue Diamond Growers Wins “Outstanding Commodity Ingredients” Recognition in the Whole Foods Market® 2014 Supplier Awards

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 28, 2014) – Whole Foods Market last week named Blue Diamond Growers the winner of its “Outstanding Commodity Ingredients” in the grocer’s… [Read More]

April 28th, 2014