Eating a handful of this nut before meals may help lower blood sugar. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Two new research studies with almonds, one conducted over three days and the other over three months, demonstrated benefits to blood sugar control for Asian Indians with prediabetes and overweight/obesity – and the three-month almond intervention broke new ground, …
Agri View: Tree Nut Production and Value
There could be a new nut on the top of the production list soon. Everett Griner lets us know about current tree nut production in today’s Agri View. Tree Nut Production and Value Tree nuts are a very valuable crop in America. I mention them frequently because they are growing in value every year. Almonds are our biggest crop. Producing …
Agri View: California Almond Growth
If you need to feed the world, agriculture expansion in one way to meet the need. California almonds are no different. Everett Griner talks about California almond expansion in today’s Agri View. Everett also explains some of the uses for the hull and shell of the almond nut. California Almond Growth If you like almonds, and everybody I know does, …
Celebrating a Heart Healthy Food
Keeping us on our New Years resolutions, Cathy Isom has a great way for celebrating the most heart-healthy foods on the planet. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating a Heart Healthy Food February 16th is National Almond Day. Whether you are eating them by themselves, using almond milk, pasta, flour, butter, oil or meal, almonds offer a …
Agri View: Tree Nut Research
Everett Griner talks about tree nut research improving in today’s Agri View. A lot has been written and said about that new pecan variety growers are anxiously looking forward to planting. But, don’t think that pecans are the only tree nut to be undergoing genetic improvement. California geneticists are deep into an effort to improve the almond. …
Competition in the Nut Industry
Tyron Spearman takes a look at the various nut industries and how they are all doing this year. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Agri View: Expanding Nut Production
Everett Griner talks about various types of nut production, which is not just in California and Georgia any longer in today’s Agri View. The whole world is consuming more nuts. What kind of nuts? All kinds. But, tree nut farmers are doing all they can do to keep up. This is good because the world is discovering …