What’s Shakin’ at the Almond Alliance | September 02, 2022

06/09/2022 6 min

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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 for more information at AlmondAlliance.org

California Related Work:
➡️ California Legislation Session has concluded. We are actively working with the Governor’s Office on bills that affect our members.
➡️ We are already working toward California’s budget for next year.
Some of the items identified in our member’s priorities:

Reliable Supply Chain
Reliable Water Supply

➡️ Our Supply Chain Tiger Team has developed new streamlined service options out of Oakland.
We are always looking to support other agriculture commodities.
Contact our office for more information at AlmondAlliance.org

Federal Related Work:
➡️ Our staff met with and is currently working with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
Topics discussed: Supply Chain and Water
➡️ Farm Bill Priorities – Our briefing coming to our members soon
➡️Our staff also met with USDA Under Secretary Robert Bonnie, as well as, other state leaders from the Farm Service Agency of NRCS and RMA

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