Courtesy: UC ANR Walnut growers are monitoring their orchards for codling moth this time of year. A codling moth treatment should depend on several factors. Considerations for Codling Moth Treatment…
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
…improve the canopy microclimate. Walnut orchard irrigation continued. Sprays were administered to eliminate the weeds. Other controls such as mowing were also being utilized to manage weeds. In Madera County,…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…team of Central Valley tomato farmers, processors, irrigation experts and research colleagues to improve overhead irrigation management in tomatoes. They are encouraged by the success of Walnut Grove farmer Michael…
California Walnut Nursery Sales Report
…from this survey will be used in conjunction with the Walnut Acreage Survey to estimate the walnut acres in California. Procedures Questionnaires were mailed to all known walnut nurseries in…
California Walnut Acreage Report
…The major source of the walnut detailed data was a questionnaire mailed to all walnut growers included in the NASS database. The mailing was made to approximately 4,900 walnut growers…
Paint Linked to Walnut Bud Break Issues
Walnut producers and farm advisors saw some bud break problems last year and it might have had something to do with protective white paint applied to the tree. Paint Linked…
Still Testing Walnut Pruning Method
…all growers, as some spacing issues might pop up several years down the road. Walnut Pruning Approach Gaining Popularity Walnut growers heard in-depth about a different walnut pruning approach that…
Almond Update: EQIP Program
…almond and walnut growers who adopt harvest equipment shown to reduce particulate matter (dust). Eligible equipment is limited to specific harvesters proven through peer-reviewed demonstration trials at Texas A&M to…
The California Kitchen: Strawberry Walnut Pound Short Cake
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing strawberry walnut pound short cake with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: To get the cooking directions, listen…
New walnut variety ‘Durham’ released
The UC Davis Walnut Breeding Program has recently released a new walnut variety, ‘Durham’. Researchers say the trees produce good quality kernels with some degree of resistant to a common…
Walnut Pruning Approach Gaining Popularity
Walnut growers heard in-depth about a different walnut pruning approach that is gaining popularity because of the early benefits the trees are showing. Pruning Approach Gaining Popularity Walnut growers, of…
2016 Award Winners for Agriculture, Technology
…Peach Association. He was founding partner of the Sacramento Valley Walnut Growers LLC., a walnut processing and marketing enterprise, and has served as Chairman of that organization since 2006. In…
LBAM Quarantine Change
…are apple, pear, peach, apricot, nectarine, citrus, persimmon, cherry, almond, avocado, oak, willow, walnut, poplar, cottonwood, Monterey pine and eucalyptus. Some common shrub and herbaceous hosts are grape, kiwifruit, strawberry,…
How is Climate Change Affecting Agriculture?
…increased rice, tomato and alfalfa acreage while winter wheat could decline. Among trees and vines, the most sensitive to climate change are walnuts, which require more chill hours. Walnut acreage…