Almond Living Magazine

How long is an almond orchard productive?

This post was written by Kern County almond farmer Jenny Holtermann and originally appeared on her blog, You Say All-mend, I Say Am-end on Sept. 15, 2016. Jenny discusses the life cycle of almond trees, comparing the need to pull out a 28-year-old orchard nearing the end of its productive life while at the same time experiencing the first harvest...

NEW NUTRITION FACTS ABOUT ALMONDS…BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW

Building on the recent announcement from FDA about new guidance on the term healthy and how almonds–full of naturally good fats*–now meet the updated definition, there’s more good nutrition news to share: a one ounce serving of almonds now provides half of the daily needs for vitamin E and is a significant source of magnesium and riboflavin, too. As a...

Longstanding Research Commitment to Tree Breeding Leads to Increased Efficiencies

When the Almond Board’s research program began in 1973, one of the first projects funded was traditional almond breeding research. Focused on improving almond varieties and rootstocks, this research has been ongoing with University of California experts each year since, and aims to develop high yielding almond trees that produce high quality nuts with favorable agricultural traits like low susceptibility...

Addressing Ongoing Myths About Almonds and the California Drought

The Almond Board received questions about the accuracy of information reported in a recent Vice News segment called “Race to the Bottom.” We reached out to the editors of that segment to ensure they have factual information about almonds and water. Here are the facts that we shared: This historic drought has brought some heightened and at times mistaken reporting...

Almond Harvest: An Overview

For the California Almond community, harvest is the busiest time of year. Harvest generally occurs between August and mid-October as it spans across several different almond varieties and through varied micro-climates within California?s Central Valley.

California’s Mediterranean Climate

One of the reasons people love California is for the sunshine. But people aren’t the only ones that love California’s weather. Almond trees thrive here because California is one of the few places on earth with a Mediterranean climate perfect for growing them.