This meeting, held annually in rotating venues throughout the world, is being held in the United States this year for the first time since 2004. Next year, the meeting is planned for Mumbai, India. The INC, as it is known in the tree nut industry, is the largest gathering of
The first stage of the development of the 2016 walnut crop has begun, with pollination completed on early varieties such as Payne, Serr, and Vina. The Chandler bloom is just beginning and should be completed by the 20th or so of April. Bloom weather has been good, but not perfect.
In late December 2015, GoldRiver Orchards threw the switch on a 586 kw solar power system designed and built by Coldwell Solar Company of Rocklin, California. Mounted on GoldRiver’s reinforced roof—which was specially built to support solar panels when the plant was constructed in 2013—the new solar power system will
“We are very proud of all of our “5th generation’ers” (the sons and daughters of Don, Gary, and Brent). Here, we see Brent’s daughter Stephanie being interviewed for a local morning show in San Diego. Stephanie is a licensed dietician and has become something of a local celebrity as a
During this past walnut harvest, a television production crew from Germany visited the Barton Ranch and GoldRiver Orchards to film a piece called “The Way of the Walnut”, showing their audience how walnuts are grown, harvested, processed, shipped, and marketed. The 14 minute piece was aired on December 6 in
The California Walnut Board is now running two TV advertisements touting the versatility and nutritional value of California walnuts for various salads, side dishes, and entrees to inspire home chefs throughout the USA. Take a moment and check them out!
For the third year in a row, California walnut growers have been blessed with almost ideal harvest weather with brilliant sunshine and almost no rain. The harvest is about 60% completed at this writing and, for the most part, the news is good: Yields appear to be up on most
In 1999, the University of California at Davis introduced a truly unique walnut variety-the Robert Livermore. The Livermore walnut is the first patented red kernel walnut-a cross between the Howard variety and the Juglans purpurea. In 2009, the Barton family planted a small orchard of 4 ½ acres of this
Much has been made of California’s wildfires recently—and for good reason. There are three fires still burning in or near some of the state’s agricultural regions, having an effect on the state’s crops. Here is a quick update: The Valley Fire in Lake and Napa Counties has consumed more than