Agricultural leaders at the 2012 Almond Industry Conference, from left: Richard Waycott, Almond Board of California President (ABC); Tom Vilsack, USDA Secretary; Karen Ross, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary; and Bill Harp, ABC Board Chair.
The Bayer CropScience research display drew a large crowd during the almond trade show, from left: Robert Mailloux, Mailloux Farms Inc., Ceres, Calif.; Nivashni Veerasamy, BCS, Davis. Calif.; and Donald Mailloux, Mailloux Farms.
Beekeeper Bill Lewis of the California State Beekeepers Association points to the queen bee at the organization’s display at the almond conference.
