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The Official Newsletter of the Australian Almond Industry
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Published by: Almond Board of Australia Inc
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FROM THE EXECUTIVE 4
MARKETING + TRADE 6
Promoting Australian Almonds globally 6 Kyle Chalmers ' new role as Athlete Ambassador 8
INDUSTRY NEWS 11
Autonomous machines make harvest debut 11 Investing in hulling and shelling 12 Growing almond leaders 15 Latest insights from Californian conference 17 Making the switch to Bee Friendly Farming 25
RESEARCH + EVENTS 28
Trial to test cover crop success 30 Ag Vic team helping understand hull rot 31 Meet the Researcher 32
COVER IMAGE: Olympic swimmer Kyle Chalmers is making a splash as the new Australian Almonds Athlete Ambassador.
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