date:Dec 17, 2012
speakers includes U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson. The conference-closing gala will feature internationally known entertainers Penn Jillette and Teller.
The Sacramento gathering also is convenient for Sacramento-based Blue Diamond growers, a dominant force in the state's massive almond industry.
The 3,000-plus grower cooperative recently held its 102nd annual members meeting in Modesto, where Blue Diamond announced that it had joined the $1 billion