{"id":31337,"date":"2026-07-27T08:52:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/?p=31337"},"modified":"2026-07-28T07:54:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:54:46","slug":"california-explores-how-farm-byproducts-forest-materials-and-food-waste-can-be-repurposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/california-explores-how-farm-byproducts-forest-materials-and-food-waste-can-be-repurposed\/","title":{"rendered":"California explores how farm byproducts, forest materials and food waste can be repurposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/07.27.26-ARE-Update-article-small.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/07.27.26-ARE-Update-article-small.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/07.27.26-ARE-Update-article-small.png 384w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/07.27.26-ARE-Update-article-small-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Returning almond shells to orchards as a potassium amendment and mulch could generate additional farm revenue while recycling nutrients, improving soil health and reducing waste. University of California researchers examine this as one opportunity among others in California&#8217;s emerging bioeconomy. Photo credit: Almond Board of California.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">A new academic study explores how California\u2019s emerging bioeconomy could create new value from the state\u2019s biological resources while strengthening rural economics and preparing the workforce for new industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">This study is in a <a href=\"https:\/\/s.giannini.ucop.edu\/uploads\/pub\/2026\/06\/26\/v29n5_online_z3OTyiK.pdf\">special issue of the Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) Update<\/a> from the University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. It highlights Californians discovering how agricultural byproducts, forest materials and food waste can become feedstocks for renewable energy, new manufacturing industries and other higher-value products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">An example of the bioeconomy in practice is how California\u2019s almond industry is already creating value through agricultural circularity. Almond hulls sold as livestock feed fetch roughly $76 to $106 per ton, or about $160 million to $230 million. Another opportunity authors identify is returning almond shells to orchards as a potassium amendment and mulch, possibly generating another $21 million to $31 million in annual revenue while recycling nutrients, improving soil health and reducing waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">These studies suggest that California\u2019s next wave of innovation may come not from replacing agriculture\u2019s traditional strengths, but from building on them. 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