Nut News

With California experiencing extreme drought conditions, Darin Titus, farm manager at Hart Farms, returns to discuss water conservation efforts in a two part series. We've come a long ways over the years and Darin helps put technology changes and management practices over the last several decades in context.

Salmonella is inherent to almonds, so why don't more people get sick? Quality Assurance Manager Jeri Sparks-Gonsalves stops by the show to help put modern food safety into perspective and explains why we just spent three full days participating in a food safety audit.

VP of Retail Sales Bryn Garcia joins in this episode of NutNews to dive into the world of consumer goods. The pandemic era has shaken things up and we'll discuss what stood out and where the retail world is heading next. Plus Christmas in May?

CEO Bob Nunes joins to discuss the current state of the California almond market. The March Position Report shows continued strong demand and the numbers are favorable for a strong end to the 2020 crop year. So what's in store for 2021? Bloom conditions were good, but drought concerns persist. Join us for a comprehensive look at California's almonds.

Sustainability happens at all levels of an almonds journey to the consumer, but what takes place on the farm is probably the most diverse and arguably the most impactful. In this first episode of what will be a multi-part exploration of sustainability, we meet Darin Titus, Operations Manager at Hart Farms. We review the close relationship Hart Farms has with Select Harvest and begin to discuss what sustainability means on the farm today.

Select Harvest CEO Robert Nunes joins host Alan Burwell, VP of Marketing and Innovation, to discuss the Almond Board's November Position Report and review current market conditions. Refreshingly candid, we dig in to some of the most pressing topics facing the almond Industry today for an unfiltered perspective from one of the leading handlers on California Almonds.