If you are a walnut grower, chances are you’ve heard of Joe Grant. He has been instrumental in developing pheromone mating disruption to control codling moth (scourge of many a walnut orchards), helping growers optimize irrigation with the aid of pressure bombs as well as the use of cover crops…

Turn back the clock to the start of the 2014 crop year. Growers wrapped up their 2013 season with production at 492,000 tons and a year of record returns. Then, along comes the “big one” – a 570,000 ton crop in the same year that China’s own crop increased 50,000…

Eating specific types of fats, such as polyunsaturated fats, may reduce the risk of premature death by 27%, according to the results of a new study from Harvard1. Walnuts are the only nut in which the fat is primarily polyunsaturated fat (13g/oz.), which includes a significant amount of alpha-linolenic acid…

New research published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that blood biomarkers of plant and seafood-based omega-3s are associated with a modestly lower risk (up to 10 percent) of dying from heart attacks1. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 19 studies to better understand how consumption of plant and seafood-based omega-3s are…

Consuming walnuts and select other whole foods as part of a healthy diet may be associated with a reduced risk of physical function impairments throughout the aging process in women. A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition suggests that consuming 1-2 servings of walnuts per week (1/4 cup…

Published research suggested millennials may be able to improve their fat metabolism by regularly eating foods that contain polyunsaturated fats, including walnuts, salmon, tuna, flaxseed oil, grapeseed oil and canola oil1. Researchers had the participants complete a lead-in diet followed by meals high in saturated fat. Then, 16 participants were…