The just-released 2023 walnut crop forecast from USDA is at 790,000 tons, up 5% from 2022.

Too bad more of the residue from California’s bountiful winter can’t be stored.

Clarice Turner brings global executive leadership experience in consumer products and food service.

Producers spent 2022 battling many nuisances, including fire blight, spotted wing drosophila, birds, and deer. Some succeeded. Some didn’t.

Growers struggled to conduct routine fertilization because of the deluge of atmospheric rivers.

California’s heavy rains and following spring snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada demonstrate tremendous opportunity.

Planting of the popular nut crop continues as consumption of pistachios grows, though tariffs cloud the horizon.

Managing weeds without herbicides is a challenge. Learn how Burroughs Family Orchards in California is succeeding in its approach.

First of a series of learning opportunities launches to address potentially massive impact on the state’s specialty crops.

Researchers say rare plant disease outbreak of Phytophthora syringae similar to El Niño-influenced events during the 1990s.

Thanks in large part to recent wild weather impacts, report from USDA NASS indicates yield per acre could be the lowest in nearly 20 years.

Prolonged flooding has potentially serious disease impacts beyond food safety.

Our industry contacts from around the country are keeping an eye on the weather and its current impacts on fruit and vegetable production.

Beginning with a more holistic, biological approach can save growers money on chemical sprays, a key consideration in these days of low walnut prices.

Pressure from notorious pest is expected to increase; but solutions for it are, too.

Welcome winter rains continue into mid-March, putting tree fruit and nut growers on edge.

Learn more about what was discovered regarding the metabolic pathway of honey bees.

Producers are being hit with a tsunami of problems, but there are several lights at the end of the tunnel.

Slate of experts to discuss how biologicals can help with the most serious insects and diseases.