Walnuts

Preparing walnut for extreme spring frost events

Seasons may be getting a bit more unpredictable, but should a surprise spring frost occur, here are some guidelines for protecting walnuts. more »
Walnuts

2022 walnut blight management update from UCCE

A silver lining to little rainfall is low blight inoculum. UCCE offers guidance for 2022 blight sprays, including the first spray based solely on forecast weather. more »
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 »

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