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Srinivasa Rao Peddinti is a postdoc research Associate in soil-water-plant interactions at UC Davis. He is working on a mobile tool to help with timing irrigations in almonds.

Pam Graviet is the Senior Marketing Director, International for the California Walnut Commission. She comments about the effort to get walnuts into the produce department and out of the baking aisle.

Elena Hembler is the associate director of nutrition research at the Almond Board of California, overseeing the nutrition research program. She comments on research that shows that eating almonds daily can help older women improve skin health.

Tim Birmingham is the director of quality assurance and industry services for the Almond Board of California. He explains that almond shipper constantly sample almond lots for aflatoxin contamination.

Bob Beede is a UCANR Farm Advisor Emeritus and consults with Central Valley Tree nut growers. He said preventive sprays can protect pistachios from the damaging Botryosphaeria Blight.

Dr. Jennifer Randall is a Professor, Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science at New Mexico State University. She comments on the importance of Genetics in Pecans.

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David Haviland is a UCANR Entomology Farm Advisor based in Kern County. He noted that mating disruption has big benefits in reducing the population of Navel Orange Worm in pistachios.

Matt Lindsey farms almonds and pistachios in Fresno County and he comments on how he got started in farming.

Laurel Muir is Managing Director of Account Services for Sterling Rice Group, which works with the Almond Board on promoting almonds to consumers. She comments on how consumers see almonds as part of overall wellness and good health.