Growers Services

Your Blue Diamond® Growers Member Relations Department provides a wide range of services, assisting Blue Diamond's® member-growers in producing top yielding, high quality crops that earn the highest possible returns. Our staff of local Field Supervisors provides expert assistance in their geographic area regarding decisions on variety selection, cultural practices, quality control and payment timing as well as crop and market information. Field Supervisors also act as a daily liaison between the membership and Blue Diamond's® management providing insight into Blue Diamond's® operations and conveying member's questions and information back to management.

Blue Diamond® members may obtain account information and history by simply contacting their local Field Supervisor or the Sacramento or Salida membership offices.

Blue Diamond Company News

• President's Corner - May and June 2009 (pdf)
  From Doug Youngdahl’s presentation as chairman of the 2009 Almond Working Group at the International Nut & Dried Fruit Congress in Monaco May 31st:
  
  The almond industry continues to astonish the world.  Despite the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, worldwide consumption of almonds continues to accelerate.   Over the years, our amazing industry has continually demonstrated that as almonds become available, global consumption readily follows. . .
• Blue Diamond Update - June 2009 (pdf) 
  The publication of the Almond Board of California's May 2009 Industry Position Report confi rmed the continued growth of the California almond industry with the fourth consecutive month of record performance.
  
• Blue Diamond Update - May 2009 (pdf)
  The opening days of May 2009 witnessed two important events for the California almond industry. First, the announcement of the 2009 Subjective Crop Forecast, placing the 2009 crop at 1.450 billion pounds. And second, the publication of the April Industry Position Report, documenting a new all-time record shipment level for the month of 111.8 million pounds.
  

Food Safety

• Good Agricultural Practices Grower's Manual
  The GAP mamual provides guidelines for California almond growers on how to minimize potential hazards during production and eliminate sources of contamination.
• Seven Practices of Succesful Almond Growers
  Highlights seven key components of the GAP that growers need to know about. This document serves as a quick start guide for growers want to explore the GAP manual.
  
• Good Agricultural Practices Self-Audit
  Allows a grower to run through a checklist of items used to discover their level of compliance with the Good Agricultural Practices.