Almond Update: Vote Now on ABC Board of Directors!

With California Ag Today, I am Haylie Shipp. This is the Ag Informaiton Network.

Voting began yesterday to select two independent grower positions and two independent handler positions on the Almond Board of California Board of Directors. Alternate seats for those spots are also on the ballot. Voting ends May 23.

As I look through the list, which you can find at Almonds.com, there are several names including many inbumbents.

Ballots and instructions have been mailed to all independent growers and handlers whose names are on file with ABC.

“Every vote is important, and it’s equally important to have as much of the industry as possible represented in the voting,” said ABC President and CEO Clarice Turner. “The Board of Directors represents more than 7,600 growers and 100 handlers. They guide the work of the Almond Board to help the industry build a positive future in these complicated times.”

The ABC board is made up of five handler and five grower representatives. It sets policy and recommends budgets in major areas, including marketing, production research, advertising, public relations, nutrition research, statistical reporting, quality control and food safety.

Results will be announced June 1 and the new board will start its term Aug. 1.