The 2017 California walnut production is forecast at 650,000 tons, down 5 percent from 2016’s record production of 686,000 tons, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). This forecast…
Agri View: Tree Nut Research
…Almonds are already one of the most preferred nuts grown. Mostly in California. Researchers are also looking at ways to improve walnut production. Not necessarily with a new tree. But…
A Faster, Less Costly Way to Process Walnuts
ARS engineer Zhongli Pan (right) and post docs Ragab Khir (center) and Chandrasekar Venkitasamy use an infrared thermometer to check walnut temperatures. Photo by Mathew Reiff. The popularity of walnuts…
California Walnut Marketing Order Referendum Scheduled
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will conduct a referendum on a proposal from the California Walnut Board to amend the federal marketing order for walnuts grown…
National Walnut Day
…exporter of walnuts, with 99-percent of the nation’s commercial English walnuts produced in California’s Sacramento-area and San Joaquin valley. However you decide to celebrate and recognize the Walnut today, don’t…
Almond Board: Big Increase for Low-Dust Incentive
An incentive program that makes it more affordable for almond and walnut producers to implement low-dust harvesting equipment has more than doubled. The Almond Board of California added that growers…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
…home and wonder about the levees. They want to see what’s going on.” “We have a vested interest,” said Daddow, who grows rice and walnuts. “All of our houses and…
Oroville Dam: Evacuation Order Disrupts Farming in Affected Area
…could potentially be affected if the situation worsens include cling peaches, prunes, walnuts, almonds, olives, kiwifruit and possibly rice. Kulwant Johl of Yuba City, who grows orchard crops and whose…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…Yield Prediction for Seasonal Nitrogen Fertilization Strategies in California’s Almond Orchards · USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Greg Browne: Development of Versatile Phytophthora-Resistant Almond and Walnut Rootstocks Using Host-Induced Gene Silencing…
The California Kitchen: Brown Sugar Walnut with Apple Gorgonzola
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing brown sugar walnut with apple gorgonzola with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 Cup Raw…
Almonds, Walnuts Unite in Northern California
Two annual meetings, one for walnuts and one for almonds, will be combined for the first time this year in Northern California. The Butte and Glenn County Almond and Walnut…
Long Irrigation Aids Phytophthora in Walnuts
Excessive saturation can aid the spread of phytophthora in walnuts. Growers need to manage irrigation carefully to avoid long sets and over-saturation. At the annual Walnut Trade Show, Cooperative Extension…
Crops Benefit from Holiday demand
…of year to use walnuts, particularly for holiday baking,” she said. “We have really embraced that with a lot of our outreach efforts.” Although shelled walnuts still make up the…
The California Kitchen: Brown Sugar w/ Honey and Walnut Carrots
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing brown sugar honey walnut carrots with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: ½ Cup Brown Sugar,…