…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…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…the orchard, and it’s like flour. You shake the walnut tree and the walnut drops an inch into this flour and you have to recover it,” Foster said. “We spent…
Walnut Raisin Prune Report, State Summary 2016 Crop Year
…level only. Summary of Walnut Handlers’ Reports Walnuts produced by handlers in 2016 totaled 20,486 tons. This figure does NOT include walnuts purchased from other handlers or producers. The…
Growers Set for Sizable Walnut Harvest
This year’s weather has pushed the schedule back by approximately a week, but the walnut harvest is just around the corner. Cooperative Extension Orchard Systems Advisor for Glenn County, Dani…
California Walnut Production Forecast Down
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…