Market Facilitation Program

https://www.farmers.gov/manage/mfp

California's tariff-tired walnut farmers get relief from the U.S. government

https://www.chicoer.com/2019/07/30/tariff-tired-walnut-farmers-get-relief-from-feds/

National Policies Have Local Effects

High-end organic producers, like Lester’s Dixon Ridge Farms, have held up better than larger-volume conventional growers, mainly because the organic market is more concentrated in the U.S. But prevailing prices for normal growers are way down. One farmer told me that the in the past two years, the price of “in-shell” standard walnuts had gone from about $1.50 a pound to about 60 cents—and that was before the latest round of U.S. tariffs and retaliatory Chinese response. Almonds have undergone almost as significant a collapse of both demand and prices. You can read more on the farm-world consequences of the trade war here, here, and here.

 

https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2019/05/national-policies-local-effects-reports-coast-coast/588655/

Nuts Make Great Sources for Alternative 'Milks'

https://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2019/nuts-make-great-sources-for-alternative-milks/

Northern California almond, walnut, rice farmers face problems with persistent rain

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/18/almond-walnut-rice-farmers-face-problems-with-persistent-rain/

How California grapes and the U.S.-China trade war are giving Chile a headache

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fruit-trade-20181226-story.html

Meera Sodha's vegan recipe for whole pumpkin and walnut biryani

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2018/dec/08/meera-sodhas-vegan-recipe-whole-pumpkin-and-walnut-biryani

 

Silicon Valley: Recreating fish and turning walnuts into top soil

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-46685078/silicon-valley-recreating-fish-and-turning-walnuts-into-top-soil

A Nutty Idea: A Little Stress Could Be Good for Walnuts

https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/stress-could-be-good-for-walnuts

UC: A little stress could be good for walnuts

https://www.westernfarmpress.com/tree-nuts/uc-little-stress-could-be-good-walnuts

New handbook on walnut orchard management

http://www.westernfarmpress.com/tree-nuts/new-handbook-walnut-orchard-management

Where next for walnuts? From walnut butter to walnut 'milks' and 'cheese' spreads

https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2018/06/05/Where-next-for-walnuts-From-walnut-butter-to-walnut-milks-and-cheese-spreads

Butte walnut acreage tops California counties; almond acreage down to ninth

https://www.chicoer.com/2018/05/29/butte-walnut-acreage-tops-california-counties-almond-acreage-down-to-ninth/

Walnut acreage increased by 10 percent since 2015

http://www.westernfarmpress.com/orchard-crops/walnut-acreage-increased-10-percent-2015

Mariani Nut Company continues to grow

http://www.dailydemocrat.com/business/20180505/mariani-nut-company-continues-to-grow

Walnut product innovations creating more demand

http://www.westernfarmpress.com/tree-nuts/walnut-product-innovations-creating-more-demand

Consumer surveys help promote walnuts' versatility, boost demand

http://www.westernfarmpress.com/tree-nuts/consumer-surveys-help-promote-walnuts-versatility-boost-demand

Raids and tariffs? We'll take our lumps, say California farmers

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-farmers-trump-20180421-htmlstory.html

Ways to minimize losses in flood-damaged nut orchards

http://www.westernfarmpress.com/tree-nuts/ways-minimize-losses-flood-damaged-nut-orchards

Arthritis pain: Eating this hard food may reduce symptoms

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/947299/arthritis-rheumatoid-arthritis-pain-uk-psoriatic-symptoms

Mariani Walnutmilk Rolls Out

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180404005389/en/Mariani-Walnutmilk-Rolls

Fully integrated retail programs drive sales lifts of California walnuts

http://www.producenews.com/the-produce-news-today-s-headlines/23819-fully-integrated-retail-programs-drive-sales-lifts-of-california-walnuts

More Walnut Acres

Bearing acreage of walnuts in the Golden State has increased from 218,000 in 2007 to 335,000 in 2017, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The estimated 650,000 tons harvested last fall was down from the record 686,000 tons produced in 2016, but it was still nearly double the 328,000 tons produced in 2007.

The renewed focus on demand came after a precipitous drop in prices in late 2015 and early 2016. For example, the price of Chandler in-shell walnuts fell from a high of $2.12 per pound in 2014 to 88 cents in early 2016, according to a summary of price trends by the Oroville, Calif.-based Merlo Farming Group. Prices have since stabilized, climbing to $1.32 per pound for in-shell Chandlers as of October.

The overall 2016 crop was valued at $1.24 billion, up from the previous year’s $1.01 billion, but down from a high of $1.9 billion for the 2014 crop, according to NASS.

http://www.westernfarmpress.com/tree-nuts/consumer-surveys-help-promote-walnuts-versatility-boost-demand

What Chinese Tariffs Targeting American Crops Will Mean For Farmers

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/04/02/598870076/what-chinese-tariffs-targeting-american-crops-will-mean-for-farmers

California Cherry, Walnut Growers Get New Tool Against Bacterial Diseases

http://www.growingproduce.com/nuts/california-cherry-walnut-growers-get-new-tool-bacterial-diseases/

Across China: Walnut producer smells new opportunity in coffee industry

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/28/c_137071906.htm

Walnut Market Set to Witness an Uptick during 2017- 2025

According to the research report, the global walnuts market was valued at US$6,197.1 mn in 2017 and is expected to reach a valuation of US$8,534.5 mn by the end of 2025. During the forecast years of 2017 and 2025, the global market is expected to rise at a CAGR of 4.1%. Out of the two categories, the shelled walnuts are expected to lead the global market as the segment is slated to exhibit a CAGR of 4.4% during the forecast period. Geographically, Asia Pacific held a share of 54.7% in the global walnut market in 2017 and is expected to dominate the global market in the forthcoming years.

https://cmfenews.com/walnut-market-set-to-witness-an-uptick-during-2017-2025/

California Almonds Are Back After Four Years of Brutal Drought

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-thirst-for-almonds/

Experts fear trade war would hurt local farmers

http://www.chicoer.com/article/NA/20180310/NEWS/180319972

Nuts, Especially Tree Nuts, and Improved CRC Survival

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/893298

Water management helps prevent off-color walnuts

http://www.westernfarmpress.com/tree-nuts/water-management-helps-prevent-color-walnuts

US farmland group rebuild warchests ahead of 2018

https://www.agrimoney.com/companies/us-farmland-group-rebuild-warchests-ahead-of-2018-47670

Infrared walnut drying could reduce energy use, improve nut quality

http://www.westernfarmpress.com/tree-nuts/infrared-walnut-drying-could-reduce-energy-use-improve-nut-quality

Walnut growers set to harvest smaller crop

http://www.capitalpress.com/Orchards/20170915/walnut-growers-set-to-harvest-smaller-crop

Long days are typical for almond and walnut farmer

http://www.maderatribune.com/single-post/2017/08/07/Long-days-are-typical-for-almond-and-walnut-farmer

A Faster, Less Costly Way to Process Walnuts

https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2017/a-faster-less-costly-way-to-process-walnuts/

Walnut is California's State Nut!

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-nuts-official-20170719-story.html

May 17th, is National Walnut Day

Every year on this day, May 17th, is National Walnut Day. Walnuts are a tree nut that originated in the Mediterranean region and Central Asia, and have been part of the human diet for thousands of years.

http://agnetwest.com/2017/05/17/national-walnut-day/

Delayed first irrigation can improve walnut tree health, yield, quality

http://www.westernfarmpress.com/tree-nuts/delayed-first-irrigation-can-improve-walnut-tree-health-yield-quality

Spain: Launch of first walnut drink

http://www.freshplaza.com/article/170961/Spain-Launch-of-first-walnut-drink

Red walnuts prove to be a bright spot for growers

http://www.dailydemocrat.com/lifestyle/20161220/red-walnuts-prove-to-be-a-bright-spot-for-growers

The Living Landscape: Fall is in the air - walnut harvest

http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48308:the-living-landscape-fall-is-in-the-air--walnut-harvest&catid=1:latest&Itemid=197

Organic walnuts sold for about $3 a pound, compared with 65 cents per pound for conventionally grown walnuts

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5763002-181/lake-county-crop-values-set

UC Davis cracks the walnut genome

http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=11410

Walnut bubble may be bursting in Sacramento Valley

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article44920071.html

Nocino, an Italian Walnut Liqueur, Is Also Made in America

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/dining/nocino-walnut-liqueur.html

Advice For Higher-Yielding Agriculture Startups

http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/02/advice-for-high-yielding-agriculture-startups/