Courtesy: UC ANR It’s also that time of year for walnut growers to be monitoring for codling moth and some updates on mating disruption might make the practice a little…
Time for Walnut Scale Monitoring
…really is. Walnut Scale Monitoring Cooperative Extension Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes gave a scale management update recently at a walnut meeting in northern California. Symmes says it’s…
Almond Board: New Incentive to Reduce Dust
…the agency is offering a new incentive option for almond and walnut farmers (and potentially others) to use cleaner harvesting technology. According to Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for NRCS in…
Sanitation Key for NOW, No Matter the Nut
…Sanitation Key for NOW Walnut growers can take advice from almond growers when it comes to NOW management. “We know now that it is becoming an increasing problem in walnuts,…
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
…a new incentive option for almond and walnut farmers (and potentially others) to use cleaner harvesting technology. According to Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for NRCS in California, eligible farmers may…
Newly Identified Enzyme May Be the Culprit in Pierce’s Disease Grapevine Damage
…Disease Board of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Additional information: * Related: Fused genes tackle deadly Pierce’s disease in grapevines: http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10151 * Related: UC Davis cracks the walnut…
Walnuts and Calories
…Walnut Commission website: Walnut History & Cultivation Find out about their origins in ancient Persia, why they became known as ‘English Walnuts’, and how California became a center for walnut…
UC Davis Cracks the Walnut Genome
…California Walnut Board to develop genetic markers for use with classical walnut breeding. The first step was to sequence the walnut genome, which, unlike most major agricultural crops, had never…
Good News for Pistachio Growers
…Walnut seminar tracts at the South Valley Nut Conference. Growers listened to industry updates from Almond Board CEO Richard Waycott, American Pistachio Growers Executive Director Richard Matoian and the California…
The Western View: Tulare Nut Conference
…attendees who register can earn 3.5 continuing education units. There will be separate breakout sessions for almond, pistachio, and walnut growers, so you won’t need to sit through discussions that…
CDFA Awards Nearly $2 Million for Six Nitrogen Projects
…the Right Time in Walnuts, Prunes, and Pears This project will create an early leaf sampling model for walnuts, prunes, and pears so that tree nitrogen status can be used…
CDFA Grants Help Growers Upgrade Irrigation Systems
…awards helped finance a weather station at Rio Viente Vineyards near the Sacramento River in Walnut Creek. “That provides the Et data,” said Jamie Reamer, who oversees irrigation at the…
Local Fairs Teach Real-Life Lessons
…show for her grape, sunflower, walnut and raisin entries. FFA Students who participate in local fairs get an idea of what it takes to produce food on a daily basis….
Waiting on Winter Pruning in Walnuts
Experts say pruning for winter damage in walnut trees needs to wait until the cold weather passes. Waiting on Winter Pruning in Walnuts Growers looking to prune freeze damage on…