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Episode 105: Reinventing Almonds in India

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Marketing Bulletin: Inspiring Premium Bakery Innovation in Mexico

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Episode 104: Nutrition Trends and Where Almonds Fit

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Episode 103: Phenology Models for NOW with David Crowder

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Almond Byte, August 2026: Key Wins in 2025/2026 Crop Year

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Episode 102: The Impact of Almond Stewardship with Dan Sonke

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Almond Byte, July 2026: SNACKEX, Tariff and Trade Updates, US-EU Deal

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Episode 101: Bringing Clarity to Almond Markets with Carson Pettit

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Episode 100: A Brief History of California Almonds

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Episode 99: Economics and Agronomics with Mel Machado

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Almond Byte, May 2026: Trade Shifts, Middle East Disruptions and USDA Funding

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Episode 98: Irrigation Resources with Tom Devol

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Marketing Bulletin: Almonds in Campus Dining, Where Tastes Are Shaped at Scale

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Almond Byte, April 2026: Tariffs, Trade Deal Details, and Geopolitics

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Episode 97: Almond Industry Overview with BOD Chair Bob Silveira

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Episode 96: U.S. Headwinds and Marketing Trends with Laura Morin

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Almond Byte, March 2026: Strait of Hormuz Ripples: Trade, Tariffs & USDA Updates

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Episode 95: Global Trade with Krista Dickson and Lindsay Tello

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Marketing Bulletin: Turning German-Winter Stillness into Almond-Powered Motion

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Episode 94: State of the Almond Industry with Clarice Turner

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Almond Byte, February 2026: Global Tradeshows and Tariff Updates

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Episode 93: Honeybees and Pollination with Dr. Elina Lastro Niño

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Episode 92: 2026 Outlook - Nine Perspectives from Around the Almond Industry

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Almond Byte, December 2025: Latest on Trade, EU Deal, Japan Protocol and Tariffs

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Episode 91: Growth and Opportunity in the Almond Industry with Mallvinder Kahal

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Episode 90: Farming, Fertilizer and Family Dynamics with Lee Erickson

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Marketing Bulletin: Almond Board’s Data-Driven Strategy Sparks Innovation in China

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Episode 89: The Economics of Stewardship with Kabir Tumber

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Almond Byte, October 2025: Tariff Removal in Turkey, Trade and Tariff Updates and More

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Episode 88: 50 Years as a Pest Control Advisor with Rob Kiss

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Episode 87: Food Safety with Michelle Penney

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Almond Byte, September 2025: India Tax Reduction, EU Deal Details and More

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Episode 86: Pruning and Shaking Equipment with Scott Hermann

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Episode 85: Building a Career in Almonds with Chris Chavez

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Almond Byte, August 2025: Market Access Year in Review

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Episode 84: Moroccan Team Visits California

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Almond Byte, July 2025: Morocco Visit, Pakistan Cuts Tariffs and More

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Episode 83: Almond Economics with Brittney Goodrich, Ph.D.

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Episode 82: Optimizing Your Irrigation System with Cory Broad

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Almond Byte, June 2025: China Exporting Renewals, Latest on Tariffs and More

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Episode 81: Almonds and Sustainable Nutrition with Bobbie Williams

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Episode 80: Mike Sonke's Almond Journey

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Almond Byte, May 2025: Latest on Tariffs, Outreach in Turkey and Morocco

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Episode 79: Almond Marketing Insights with Craig Duerr

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Marketing Bulletin: Creating an "Avocado Toast" Moment for Almonds

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Episode 78: Almond Advocacy with Mallorie Hayes

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Almond Byte, April 2025: New Protocol for Japan, EU's New "Vision"

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Episode 77: Almond Genetics and Variety Development with Chuck Fleck

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Almond Byte, March 2025: Tariff Updates, Morocco and Turkey Market Progress

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Episode 76: Three Board Members Share Their Almond (Board) Journeys

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Episode 75: Before You Plant Your Next Orchard with James Chinchiolo

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Almond Byte, February 2025: America First Trade Policy, Tariff Implications and Aflatoxin Update

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Episode 74: Winning Over Consumers with Laura Morin

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Marketing Bulletin: Own Your Prime at Radio Row

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Episode 73: 2025 Outlook - Ten Industry Perspectives

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Episode 72: Reflecting on the Almond Journey in 2024

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Almond Byte, December 2024: China Trade Mission, Food Labeling Law, Alternaria Mycotoxins

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Episode 71: Effective, Efficient and Safe Applications With Franz Niederholzer

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Episode 70: Continuing Education and the Almond Learning Hub with Huller Manager Dan Lawson

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Almond Byte, November 2024: EU Meetings, Post-Election Updates and Country of Origin Labelling

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Episode 69: Connecting with Consumer Through Cooking with Elisabeth Watkins

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Marketing Bulletin: Mexico's Bakery Scene Gets Almond Exposure

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Almond Byte, October 2024: World Food India, EU Elections, Japanese Inspections

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Episode 68: Almond Industry Delegation Visits Washington, D.C.

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Episode 67: Off-Ground Harvesting and Soil Health With Bret Sill

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Almond Byte, September 2024: China Visit, PEC Program Analysis, Morocco Potential

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Episode 66: Red Leaf Blotch Found in California Almond Orchards

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Marketing Bulletin: Own Your Prime Back and Bigger for 2024/2025

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Episode 65: Evaluating Farm Technologies With Joseph Jackson

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Marketing Bulletin: Exploring Market Opportunities in Turkey

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Episode 64: Farm Business Strategy With Nav Athwal

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Almond Byte, July 2024: DC Trip, Export Webinar and EU Election Highlights

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Episode 63: Precision Plant Nutrition And Finding A Career Calling In Ag with Joe Palomino

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Marketing Bulletin: From Morning Ritual to Anytime Snack, New Almond Ads in India

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Episode 62: Making Recharge and Cover Crops Work with Christine Gemperle

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Almond Byte, June 2024: Meeting and Trade Delegation Highlights

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Episode 61: Almond Stewardship with Alicia Rockwell

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Almond Byte, May 2024: Expanding Shipments to Both Existing and New Markets

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Episode 60: How to Plant a Tree and Orchard Recycling Update with Brent Holtz

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Episode 59: Return on Investment of Integrated Pest Management With Thomas Martin

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Marketing Bulletin: The Over Delivery of the Own Your Prime Campaign

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Episode 58: Almond Nutrition Facts with Elena Hemler

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Almond Byte, April 2024: Tariff Suspensions, Endocrine Disruptors and More

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Marketing Bulletin: Takeaways from Promising India Trip

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Episode 57: Navel Orangeworm Damage with Michael Kelley

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Almond Byte, March 2024: Gulfood, India Trade Conference and a Pakistan First

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Marketing Bulletin: Trade Marketing and the Tastemaker Trials

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Episode 56: Australian Almonds and the Carpophilus Beetle

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Episode 055: Getting To Know Clarice Turner, CEO of The Almond Board of California

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Marketing Bulletin, January 2024: QR Code Shares Almond Stewardship Story

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Episode 54: Hopes for the New Year From Nine Almond Industry Leaders

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Almond Byte, January 2024: Suez Canal Delays, Great Britain PEC Launched

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Episode 53: Thankful for the Last Twenty Years with Richard Waycott

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Episode 52: Employee Engagement with Jonnalee Dunn

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Almond Byte: Trade at TAC, Italy Mold and Hulls to China

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Episode 51: Finding Balance in the Orchard with Christine Gemperle

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Marketing Bulletin, November 2023: Prime Time in Stores and GMD TAC Session

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Almond Byte, Nov. 2023: Turkey Tariffs, Phosphate Duties and China Trip

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Episode 50: From Grower to Processor With Raj and Taj Samran

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Marketing Bulletin, October: New and Proven Tactics in India