Walnuts

Possible inspection changes for CWB marketing order

USDA will hold a hearing in April to discuss the California Walnut Board's recommended updates to the federal marketing order. more »

Industry looks skyward to take on major pest

USDA Agricultural Research Service is rebooting an old farming technique to fight navel orangeworm. more »

CropManage adds tree nut updates to app

More commodities – including tree nuts – have been added, along with visualization tools and a more intuitive and responsive streamlined user interface. more »

California trees are chilling out, which is good news

California is seeing its highest accumulation of chill in the last 7 years, with almonds surpassing their needs, and other trees nuts still working their way through the winter. more »

Yolo County walnut growers give $100,000 per year for research

Citrona Farms has established the Daniel & Sarah Hrdy Fund for UC Cooperative Extension Research, providing as much as $100,000 each year in seed funding for early stage research projects. more »

Merced County ranch hopes to keep farmland in the family

With urban developments expanding toward farmland, agricultural conservation easements are a tool growers are using to preserve their agricultural land. more »

Industry growth during record crop year backed by California Walnut Board

Growers produced a record crop of 785,000 tons, a 20% gain over the 2019 crop. more »

Riverdance Farms

This organic farm is keeping its eye on personal experiences and conservation. ... more »