ALMOND BIOMASS – THE REAL, WEIRD AND WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATER UTILIZATION Room 308-309 | December 5 2017 CEUs – New Process Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) Pest Control Advisor (PCA), Qualified Applicator (QA), Private Applicator (PA) • Sign in and out of each session you attend. • Pickup scantron at the start of the day at first • Pickup verification sheet at conclusion of each session you attend; complete form. session. • Sign in and out of each session you attend. • Repeat this process for each session, and each day you with to receive credits. • Pickup verification sheet at conclusion of each session. • Turn in your scantron at the end of the day at the last session you attend. Sign in sheets and verification sheets are located at the back of each session room. AGENDA • Guangwei Huang, Almond Board of California, and Kelly Covello, Almond Alliance of California, moderator • Jean VanderGheynst, UC Davis • Chris Simmons, UC Davis • Bor-sen Chiou, UniverUSDA Albany 3 Production of black soldier fly larvae on almond by- products Jean VanderGheynst, PhD Biological & Agricultural Engineering UC Davis December 5, 2017 • World population is expected to grow to 9 billion by 2050 • Demand for animal protein is projected to increase by 76% by 2050 • Livestock production currently uses more than 2/3 of agricultural land van Huis, 2016. Proc. Nutr. Soc. Addressing food insecurity will require innovative approaches to food production that are more sustainable than current practices while still yielding nutritious food Insect production offers one potential solution to food insecurity • Insects have high conversion efficiency – Cattle require 8 kg of feed to produce 1 kg of edible weight – Insects require 1.5 kg of feed to produce 1 kg of edible weight • Insects are a natural component of diet for fish and poultry • Insect farming requires less land and water Greenhouse gas production per kg and results in less greenhouse gas emissions protein produced (Oonincx and de Boer, 2012) compared to livestock farming popsci.com sfchronicle.com abc.net.eu allaboutfeed.net https://www.eatgrub.co.uk https://chirpschips.com http://focusonbelgium.be Insects at Commercial or Near Commercial Production • Crickets • Grasshoppers • Mealworms • House fly • Silkworm • Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL)