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12 2010 Handlers host CASP workshops for grower attendees 2005 2006 2009 2016 ABC Adds 1 Module to CASP: f Bee Health and Pollination Irrigation Scheduling Calculator Debuts f Generates irrigation run time schedules f Advises the amount, timing of irrigations based on local ET and one's individual orchard and irrigation system SustainableAlmondGrowing.org optimized for mobile devices 2019 Industry Celebrates CASP 10 Year Anniversary CASP data serves as the baseline metric for many Almond Orchard 2025 Goals Over 7,000 CASP modules completed since 2009 Source: California Almond Sustainability Program, 2018. Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plan (INMP) debuts f Consolidates information needed for ILRP reporting 2011 ABC Adds 3 Modules to CASP f Energy Efficiency f Air Quality f Pest Management 2015 ABC Adds 3 Modules to CASP f Financial Management f Ecosystem Management f Workplace and Communities Nitrogen Management Plan Reporting, Mapping Tool Debuts f Growers can drop pins to plot well locations and discharge points. They can also create the report required for Part D of ILRP's Farm Evaluation Plan and for their Nitrogen Management Plan. Why participate in CASP? Compare your practices to the almond industry's statewide average Learn about improved orchard management practices Calculate your crop's nitrogen needs Calculate your orchard's irrigation schedules Automatically meet regulatory reporting requirements Show how almond growers farm responsibly and efficiently CASP 9 Module Club Members: These organizations completed all nine modules for at least one orchard during the 2018 CASP assessment year. AlmondFarmer.com Bloemhof Farms and Harvesting Brichetto Brothers Chamisal Creek Ranch, LLC. Chuck Rivara Done-Again Farms, Inc. Donny & Olivia Hicks Garber Poultry Farms Gemperle Orchards Genzoli Ranch Henderson Farms, Inc. Holtermann Farms Joseph M. Marsh Farms Milhous Ranch Mt. View Almond Farms, Inc N&J Gatzman Farming Philip Wilson Ranch Phippen Brothers Rex Properties SOAP Sperry Farms, Inc. Strain Farming Company LP TAP Land Company Tarke Farming, Inc. SustainableAlmondGrowing.org "Participation in CASP by every almond grower — large and small — is vital to the integrity of the industry. Being transparent about our cultural practices builds the trust of our buyers and the consuming public." Kent Stenderup, Grower and Vice Chair, ABC Board of Directors