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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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The Almond Board of Australia is the peak industry body representing the interest of almond growers , processors and marketers in Australia . In a Nutshell is published by the ABA to bring news to all industry contacts and members .
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INDUSTRY NEWS 6
ABA welcomes new ambassador 6 Meet Murray ... our new mascot 8 Celebrating our industry achievers 11 Australian Almond Conference highlights 16 New chairman takes the ABA reins 21
MARKETING + TRADE 37 Marketing update 37
RESEARCH + EVENTS 39
Spray day draws a crowd 39 Connecting Women in Almonds 40 Critical combinations for almond intensification 46 Developing an Australian pollination strategy 48
COVER IMAGE : New Australian Almonds Ambassador Poh Ling Yeow .
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