A report that was released recently demonstrates record walnut production for California this year. The 2018 California Walnut Objective Measurement Report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics…
Poultry Facilities Recognized for Safety Performance
…– Hatchery Wadesboro, NC – Hatchery Cooper Farms Oakwood, OH – Hatchery Fieldale Farms Mt. Airy, GA – Hatchery Foster Farms Choudrant, LA – Hatchery Turlock, CA Walnut – Hatchery…
Agri View: Non-Dairy Milk Source
…Mostly nuts. There is Walnut Milk, Cashew Milk, Almond Milk. I haven’t seen any near me, but I have read about it. You think it would be very costly, but…
Cover Crop Efficacy Highlighted in Colusa County
A walnut orchard in Princeton has developed a system that demonstrates cover crop efficacy in strengthening tree health from the ground up. By reaching out to the local Natural Resources…
Celebrating National Walnut Day
…seeds, the Persian or English Walnut and the Black Walnut are the two most common major species of walnuts. The husk of the walnut, which is peeled away from the…
Growers Hear Update on Walnut Pruning Trial
…of the response to those wounds on those younger trees,” Doll said. Other topics of the walnut pruning trial field day included information on Botryosphaeria management within walnut orchards, along…
Agri View: World’s Most Popular Tree Nut
Everett Griner talks about the world’s most popular tree nut in today’s Agri View. Everett tells us how research made walnuts and also gives us a bit its history. I…
USDA Developing Product Possibilities for Almond Waste
…in 2017, which created 4.3 billion pounds of hulls. “We’re trying to add as much value to almond and walnut coproducts as possible,” said Bill Orts, Research Leader for Bioproducts…
Nuts for Calories!
…Components and Health Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, recently looked at how many of an almond’s, walnut’s, and pistachio’s calories can actually be used by the human body rather than how…
Wenger Headlines California State Fair Award Recipients
…to developing innovations to carry farming into the future. Wenger is a third-generation farmer. His farming operation includes sharecropping, custom farm work and walnut hulling. Wenger has served on numerous…
UCCE to be a Leader in Climate Change Awareness and Education
…pistachio, walnut and other important fruit and nut crops has been curbed by unseasonably warm nighttime temperatures. Sustained summertime heat waves are damaging crops and putting diminishing water resources under…
Register for Annual Tri-County Walnut Day
…up to date information to growers on the issues affecting the walnut industry. Registration will open at 7 a.m. with coffee and danish provided by the California Walnut Commission and…
Crown Gall Surgery Effective but Labor Intensive
Walnut growers have expressed significant interest in methods for treating crown gall infections in orchards this year. When there are only a few trees that are infected, growers can find…
Perdue Hears Concerns of California Farmers
…and they know how important it is.” Perdue said he believes a deal will be done in the end. In describing his concern about regulations, walnut grower Joe Ferrari of…