News Releases

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food^™, and Blue Diamond Growers, a farmer-owned cooperative and the world’s leading almond company, today announced a partnership to transform almond processing byproducts into renewable energy. Divert’s advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure will enable Blue Diamond Growers to turn low-value almond byproducts into renewable energy, while also assisting California in reaching its 2045 net-zero carbon pollution goals.

Blue Diamond Growers, a farmer-owned cooperative and the world’s largest almond marketer and processor, hosted the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Robert Bonnie, last Tuesday for an orchard tour and discussion at their Almond Innovation Center^® in Sacramento, California. Joining Under Secretary Bonnie were members of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Division: State Conservationist, Carlos Suarez, Deputy State Conservationist, RaeAnn Dubay, State Resource Conservationist, Jon Gustafson, and Public Affairs and Outreach Director, Jonathan Groveman.

For the second year in a row, Blue Diamond’s Almond Breeze^® almondmilk has received “Thailand’s Most Admired Brand” award by BrandAge Magazine. The award, which is based on a rigorous screening process that includes ratings from expert marketers, honors the top choice brands for Thai consumers. Blue Diamond’s Almond Breeze^® is currently the number one almondmilk within Thailand. The award recognizes Blue Diamond’s high-quality product and deep commitment to satisfying customers’ desires for plant-based milk.

Blue Diamond Growers, a non-profit farmer-owned almond cooperative, welcomes USDA’s announcement of the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) funding awards and is pleased to announce it has been awarded $3 million in funding that provides essential support for Blue Diamond’s export promotion initiatives. This critical funding will benefit thousands of California almond farmers and their suppliers through international market expansion.

Blue Diamond Growers, a farmer-owned cooperative and the world’s largest almond marketer and processor, launched the second year of enrollment for their $45 million Climate Smart Commodities Grant this month. The grant, awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), provides farmers funding to implement climate-smart practices on-farm including planting cover crops, conservation cover and hedgerows. Blue Diamond’s farmer-members planted more than 17,000 acres of almond orchards with cover crop and over 100 conservation cover in the first year of the project. Starting May 1, the cooperative began accepting applications from their approximately 3,000 farmer-owners for the second year of activities, which are supported by grant partners Project Apis m. and Pollinator Partnership.