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Self-pollinating almond trees that can produce a bountiful harvest without insect pollination are being developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. This is good news for almond growers who face rising costs for insect pollination because of nationwide shortages of honey bees due to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and other factors.ARS geneticist Craig Ledbetter, at the agency's Crop Diseases, Pests and Genetics Research Unit near Parlier, Calif., is developing this new line of...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The standard American diet, combined with inactivity and other unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, contributes to an excessive number of premature deaths in this country, according to leading preventive cardiology experts speaking at the American College of Cardiology's Fourth Annual Heart of Women's Health Conference in Washington, D.C. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100208/LA51053LOGO) "Educating Americans about weight control and consuming...

UPLAND, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Marathon of Miracles Food Products(TM) ("MOM") has launched its first line of all natural food bars and nuts. Distributed by SCNS Sports Foods, MOM Food Products' net profits after taxes are donated to Marathon of Miracles, a non-profit organization that provides cancer wellness programs - www.marathonofmiracles.org. MOM all natural bars come in two varieties: Fruit & Nut and Dark Chocolate & Nuts. The Fruit & Nut variety, which is 190...

MODESTO, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Over two dozen innovative almond products contributed to Blue Diamond's stellar 2008 crop return to cooperative growers according to President and CEO, Doug Youngdahl, who addressed 1200 growers at their 99th annual meeting. Despite a global recession, almond shipments increased 23 percent. This pushed overall shipments to a record 10.2 percent increase versus the 2007 crop year for another near-record sales year of over $700 million. (Logo:...

More U.S. schools are banning peanut butter for school lunches because some children have allergies but a registered dietitian says there are alternatives. Joyce Barnett, a registered dietitian and assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, says there are tasty alternatives to peanut butter. Spreads made from other nuts or seeds provide a nutritious alternative to peanut butter, Barnett says in a statement. Barnett recommends...

LE GRAND, Calif., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Minturn Nut Company, a leading grower and processor of California almonds, today announced the completion of a 403 kilowatt (kW) direct current solar photovoltaic system on the rooftop of its warehouse facilities. The large solar system was designed and installed by Cenergy Power, a solar integrator with market-leading solar solutions for the commercial market. According to the California Solar Initiative's public database, this is the largest...

Almond Board of California launches new Web site in response to increased demand for almonds MODESTO, Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers rank almonds as the most essential nut and the top nut consumers choose most to eat on an ongoing basis, according to the Almond Board of California's 2009 Consumer Attitudes, Awareness and Usage of California Almonds[1], an independent survey of North American consumers. Simultaneously, almond shipments set new records yet again in June,...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced several more recalls of products containing possibly tainted non-fat dry milk. The action stems from the recall of all products manufactured during the past two years by the Plainview Milk Products Cooperative of Plainview, Minn. Officials said the products might be contaminated with salmonella bacteria. Included among the most recent recalls were: -- General Mills Inc.: A limited number of Nut Lovers variety of Nature Valley granola nut...

MODESTO, Calif., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As children, we all remember our mother telling us to chew our food well and later in life, realizing that chewing can help us to appreciate the taste and texture of food better. Now new research presented today to physicians attending the 17th European Congress of Obesity in Amsterdam and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals that chewing may play a more complex role in the digestion process, impacting nutrient...

Two New Studies Examine the Potential Impact of Almonds in People with Type 2 Diabetes NEW ORLEANS, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers from Asia, North America and Europe convened at the Experimental Biology (EB) Annual Meeting in New Orleans to present five new studies demonstrating the impact of one small nut on the body -- the almond. Researchers got to the gut and heart of the matter, presenting emerging research that explores gut hormones and the gut's role in nutrient...