Almond Alert

What’s Shakin’ at the Almond Alliance | Sep 30, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt, President and CEO of the Almond Alliance covers the weekly update: STATE: ➡️ September 30th was the last day for the Governor to veto or sign California Legislation. Look for our membership industry alert to see our breakdown of this year's new laws. ➡️Thursday, October 6th, 2022 – Almond Alliance Member Training w...

What’s Shakin’ at the Almond Alliance | Sep 23, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt, President and CEO of the Almond Alliance covers the weekly update: Shipping: ➡️ OOCL & CMA CGM Live Shipping Webinars: Live Demos training you and your staff for booking through their systems. OOCL (West Coast Ports & Global Services East Coast Ports) CMA CGM (Control Tower Services and their extended servi...

What’s Shakin’ at the Almond Alliance | September 16, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt, President and CEO of the Almond Alliance covers the weekly update: State Level: ➡️ Bills on the Governor’s Desk. ➡️ CDFA Announcement: development of pollinator habitat on working almond farms. ➡️ Department of Water Resources: Creating a plan for the new water year, which starts October 1st. ➡️ SGMA: What do...

What’s Shakin’ at the Almond Alliance | September 9, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt, President and CEO of the Almond Alliance covers the weekly update: ➡️ Shipping Crisis: New Partners, Open Shipping Lanes out of Oakland ➡️ Water Update: Meeting with our partners at options to recover from drought and looking at the work we’re doing on the ground. ➡️ Farm Bill meetings: What do almonds need fr...

What’s Shakin’ at the Almond Alliance | September 02, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt, President and CEO of the Almond Alliance covers the weekly update: Events: ➡️ Harvest Happy Hour: Join us for our open house at our new office in Turlock, CA, on September 22nd. ➡️ Annual PAC Fundraiser: Support our political efforts on October 27th. Contact our office for more information. Contact our office...

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | August 19, 2022  Last week, Aubrey Bettencourt gives us an update on:  ➡️ Recap of Sacramento Legislative Session  ➡️ Membership Renewals  ➡️ Communication with Regulatory Agencies, including water and sustainable pest management   ➡️ Inflation Reduction Act  ➡️ Emergency Relief Program Phase 2  ➡️ Recap of Tour with U.S. S...

What’s Shakin’ at the Almond Alliance | August 5, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt, President and CEO of the Almond Alliance covers the weekly update: ➡️ Almond Express is ROLLING:   Become a member of the Almond Alliance to receive industry alerts.  Carriers: CMA, MSC and Evergreen and available from Oakland Ramp to Southern Ca.  ➡️ All Commodities are welcome to join the Almond...

On this episode of Almond Alert, Aubrey Bettencourt hosts Peter Schneider, owner of TGS, a trucking and logistics company based in California. Aubrey and Peter discuss AB-5, including: ➡️ Where we are today. ➡️The ABCs of AB-5. ➡️ How AB-5 impacts the supply chain's current state, including its effects on the almond industry. ➡️ The evolution of the trucking industry. To learn more or become a mem...

What’s Shakin’ at the Almond Alliance | Jul 22, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt gives us an update from Washington D.C., including: ➡️ Meeting with legislators in DC to discuss issues facing the #almondindustry, including supply chain and water & natural resources. ➡️ USDA briefings on supply chain, crop insurance, ag marketing service, and more. ➡️ Disruption at the Port of Oakland To lear...

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | July 8th, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt covers: ➡️ Grower and Member Meetings ➡️ Mass objective estimates on the 2022 Almond Crop, are estimated at 2.6 billion meat pounds. << Click Link ➡️ To use the New Supply Chain avenues available Become a member Contact us for more information on our trainings. We will have updates on rates, services and pro...

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | July 1st, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt covers: ➡️ BCDC’s decision to decommission the Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland. How does this effect the Almond Industry and the rest of Agriculture? ➡️ The State of California has passed the latest budget Money designated for water and drought ➡️ Legislation passed on single-use plastics To learn more or b...

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | June 24th, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt covers: ➡️ Travels to the State of Washington, Washington D.C. and Omaha, Nebraska. ➡️ Thanking our shipping partners all across the world and getting our members in touch with the Almond Desk at each of those carriers. ➡️ Farmers for Free Trade looking to get India online. ➡️ Drought and Water Updates. ➡️ This i...

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | June 17th, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt covers: ➡️ Seattle, WA - AG Trade Coalition Conference ➡️ Almond Express - Click the link below to learn more about how we are helping move the 2021 Almond Crop and creating new trade relationships for future crops. ➡️ Washington, D.C. - Ocean Shipping Reform Act was passed and signed into law by President Joe Bi...

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | June 10th, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt covers: ➡️ The 2021 almond crop is shipping!  ➡️ Water and Drought Relief. ➡️ Emergency Relief Program Update - Phase 2 update. To learn more or become a member of the Almond Alliance visit AlmondAlliance.org .

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | May 27th, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt covers: ➡️ Meeting at USDA's HQ ➡️ Emergency Relief Program Update - Phase 1 of 2 is Active ➡️ Pop-Up Yard at Port of Oakland ➡️ BPIA Conference ➡️ New Issue of the Almond Advantage is Available To learn more or become a member of the Almond Alliance visit AlmondAlliance.org .

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | May 20th, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt covers: ➡️ The shipping crisis is still the #1 priority of the Almond Alliance. ➡️ A new Emergency Relief Program (ERP) through the FSA. ➡️ A breakdown of the latest executive orders around water and well drilling. ➡️ Department of Water Resource's (DWR) new budget rollout. To learn more or become a member of the...

What’s Shakin’ at the Almond Alliance this week: Friday, May 13th, 2022 ➡️ Convention Recap ➡️ U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla for joining with a collaborative of major agriculture associations in urging a summit with all stakeholders to resolve the export trade crisis ➡️ Freeze Damage Reporting ➡️ New Projects ➡️ Governor Newsom’s May Budget Revise To learn more or become a member...

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | May 6th, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt covers: ➡️  Recap of the 40th Almond Alliance Convention from Huntington Beach, CA. To learn more or become a member of the Almond Alliance visit AlmondAlliance.org .

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | April 8th, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt covers: ➡️  Water and Supply Chain have dominated the headlines. ➡️  Freeze Damage: A formal request for a Secretarial Disaster Order to the FSA director of California. ➡️  The Almond Convention is a month away, May 2-5 2022.️  To learn more or become a member of the Almond Alliance visit Almo...

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | March 25th, 2022 ➡️ Aubrey Bettencourt recaps National Ag week in Washington D.C.  To learn more or become a member of the Almond Alliance visit AlmondAlliance.org .