{"id":16654,"date":"2018-12-06T09:28:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T16:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=16654"},"modified":"2019-07-18T10:35:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T17:35:34","slug":"secretary-ross-joins-california-almond-growers-in-discussing-sustainability-goals-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog-test.cdfa.ca.gov\/index.php\/2018\/12\/06\/secretary-ross-joins-california-almond-growers-in-discussing-sustainability-goals-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary Ross joins California almond growers to discuss sustainability goals for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CDFA secretary Karen Ross joined the Almond Board of California this week at a meeting to introduce and discuss the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almonds.com\/processors\/goals\">board&#8217;s sustainability goals for 2025<\/a>. The goals are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Further reduce the water used to grow almonds.<\/li>\n<li>Increase adoption of environmentally friendly pest management tools.<\/li>\n<li>Achieve zero waste in orchards.<\/li>\n<li>Improve local air quality during almond harvest.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Secretary Ross participated in a video about these goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kW0XUMT_Vko\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" title=\"YouTube video: Introducing the Almond Orchard 2025 Goals\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CDFA secretary Karen Ross joined the Almond Board of California this week at a meeting to introduce and discuss the board&#8217;s sustainability goals for 2025. The goals are: Further reduce the water used to grow almonds. Increase adoption of environmentally friendly pest management tools. Achieve zero waste in orchards. 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