Episode 97: Almond Industry Overview with BOD Chair Bob Silveira

ABC Board Chair Bob Silveira joined the Journey to reflect on his many years in the almond industry, addressing issues with the almond carryout, the prospect of gene-edited trees and his thoughts on the future of the industry. Silveira and his wife farm 150 acres of almonds near Courtland, California just southwest of Elk Grove. He is also a partner in Vann Family Orchards and serves the current board chair for the Almond Board of California. “We had an exceptional run of about 20 years, and the last four or five years have been really tough. Commodity cycles happen and so I think there's good times coming, but anyone who tries to predict agriculture usually gets humbled.” - Bob Silveira In Today’s episode: Meet Bob Silveira, almond producer, partner in Vann Family Orchards and current board chair for the Almond Board of California Understand how the almond carryout is calculated and its significance Discover the regulations of gene edited almonds and the impact that has on global trading Listen to any of the recordings from the Almond Conference 2025 at the almonds.org website to learn more The Almond Journey Podcast is brought to you by the Almond Board of California. This show explores how growers, handlers, and other stakeholders are making things work in their operations to drive the almond industry forward. Host Tim Hammerich visits with leaders throughout the Central Valley of California and beyond who are finding innovative ways to improve their operations, connect with their communities, and advance the almond industry. ABC recognizes the diverse makeup of the California almond industry and values contributions offered by its growers, handlers, and allied industry members. However, the opinions, services and products discussed in existing and future podcast episodes are by no means an endorsement or recommendation from ABC. The Almond Journey podcast is not an appropriate venue to express opinions on national, state, local or industry politics. As a Federal Marketing Order, the Almond Board of California is prohibited from lobbying or advocating on legislative issues, as well as setting field and market prices.

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This episode is 33:43 long.

This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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