The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in 2011. Recently, FDA released two important pieces of this law, the Produce Safety rules for growers and the Preventive Controls rules for processors. FSMA aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of…

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,…

The California Walnut Board and Commission will be conducting elections for the upcoming term beginning September 1, 2015. California Walnut Board Elections The California Walnut Board is conducting its biennial election of walnut growers and handlers statewide to serve as members and alternates for the next two-year term beginning on…

By Lynn Morgan Data from the 2012 Agricultural Census, shows that the primary owner/operators of our farms in California are white males. For example, of all farms in California, 18% are owned and operated by women, implying that the remaining 82% are operated by men. Regarding race and ethnicity of…