Along with having the fourth largest economy in the entire world, California is a major player in the global agriculture business. Not only does California produce most of the country's nuts, they ...

The UC Wolfskill walnut will allow growers to harvest earlier and still provide quality, yield and color of the state’s leading variety. (Jeanine Hasey) University of California, Davis, ...

There are many reasons people may think we’re nuts to live in California, not least of which is having not just one state nut but four. Since Saturday, May 17 was National Walnut Day, we’re shelling ...

The almond, pecan, walnut and pistachio were each officially declared California’s state nut when Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed the declaration into law. Botanically speaking, the nuts are ...

There are many reasons people may think we’re nuts to live in California, not least of which is having not just one state nut but four. Since Saturday, May 17 is National Walnut Day, we’re shelling ...

Scientists at UC Davis have for the first time sequenced the genome of a commercial walnut variety. The information should accelerate the rate of breeding and variety improvement in walnuts and help ...

Folsom, Calif., (January 21, 2015) - Eating walnuts may improve performance on cognitive function tests, including those for memory, concentration and information processing speed according to new ...

FOLSOM, Calif., January 5, 2021 - California Walnut Commission (CWC), a non-profit organization funded by mandatory assessments of the growers, is pleased to announce a new scientific and research ...

Workers inspect walnuts inside the California Valley Nut Co. processing facility in Yuba City. Randy Pench [email protected] To longtime farmer Dan Silva, the surge in walnut-tree planting has had the ...

California’s walnut industry dived off a bridge last year, only to stage a bungee-cord rebound as it now sets sales records month after month, growers and processors report. Growers harvested a record ...