A study from Spain published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil or mixed nuts (primarily walnuts) may counter age-related decline in cognitive function. Combined with evidence from previous studies,1 the results suggest that the plant-forward, antioxidant-rich Mediterranean diet may…

An animal study from the Harvard Medical School indicates that a diet with walnuts may slow colorectal tumor growth by causing beneficial changes in cancer genes. “Our research demonstrates that a walnut diet causes significant changes in the expression profile of miRNAs in localized colorectal cancer tissue, and that a…

The California walnut industry would like to congratulate Jennifer Moffitt of Dixon Ridge Farms on her recent appointment at CDFA. The California walnut industry would like to congratulate Jennifer Lester Moffitt on her appointment as the deputy secretary for legislation and special assistant to the secretary at the California Department…

We found out just how popular the subject of cognition is with the media when a new research study was announced on walnuts and Alzheimer’s disease in October. The animal study indicated that a diet including walnuts (the equivalent of 1 to 1.5 ounces daily in humans) may have a…

Each year, many experimental trials are conducted on university campuses and labs, at research field stations, and in growers’ orchards. This work is conducted by campus-based university and USDA scientists, UC Cooperative Extension specialists and farm advisors, graduate students, post-docs, and a myriad of student and staff helpers. Some of…

Keep up with the latest in the walnut industry. See the list of all the UC Extension Service Meetings as well as a couple others at which CWC will be exhibiting. Upcoming SHOWs Friday, January 16, 2015 West Coast Nut Grower Guide Walnut Show, Yuba Sutter Fairgrounds Tuesday-Thursday, February 3-5,…