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 »

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 »

Prescriptive cover crops

Restoring soil health is about more than bulk mixes. 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 »

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 »

Freezes impacting California walnuts are webinar topic

The Nov. 4 webinar will cover past freeze events and how to prepare for future ones. more »

USDA sets dates for the California walnuts continuance referendum

Growers who produced walnuts from Sept. 1, 2020 - Aug. 31, 2021 are eligible to vote in December to decide whether to keep the federal marketing order. more »