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…

The European Union (EU) recently revised the definition of the residues included under the limits for the pesticide fosetyl-al (Aliette). While fosetyl-al is not approved for use on bearing walnuts, almonds, and pistachios, the expanded EU definition includes, under the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL), phosphite-containing products, such as potassium phosphite,…

New research explored the effects of eating walnuts on cognitive health–and found exciting results. The study examined the association between walnut consumption and measures of cognitive function in the US population. It was a nationally representative cross sectional study using 24 hour dietary recalls of intakes to assess walnut and…

Today, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service California Field Office released the annual crop estimate for California walnuts, predicting the 2014 annual yield to be a record 545,000 tons. The 2014 estimate is 11 percent higher than the 2013 yield of 492,000 tons. California walnuts account for 99 percent of…

Walnut Growers Support Referendum FOLSOM, Calif. (May 19, 2014) Ninety-five percent of eligible California walnut growers who voted and ninety-three percent of the volume represented in the referendum favored continuing the Federal Marketing Order and the efforts of the California Walnut Board. This is the first continuation referendum vote ever…