walnut farming News
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Media Advisory for Wednesday: U.S. EPA Honors Dixon Ridge Farms With Award; News Media Tour Available
The U.S. Environmental Protection will be recognizing Dixon Ridge Farms in a Winters, Calif. environmental award ceremony. The Pacific Southwest Region’s 2012 Sustainable Agricultural Champion Award will be presented to the organic walnut farm’s founder, Russ Lester. WHO: Jared Blumenfeld, U.S. EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator from San Francisco, Calif. Craig Hooks. U.S. ...
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U.S. EPA Honors Dixon Ridge Farms as Sustainable Agricultural Champion
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld today recognized Dixon Ridge Farms in a Winters, Calif. environmental award ceremony. The Pacific Southwest Region’s 2012 Sustainable Agricultural Champion Award was presented to the organic walnut farm’s founder, Russ Lester. “EPA applauds Dixon Ridge Farms for its many sustainable ...
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Stenospermocarpic fruit linked to unmarketable black walnuts
Black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) is native to much of the eastern United States and is highly valued for its nuts and timber. Black walnut fruit generally reach most of their size by mid-August and mature by late September or early October. The fruit are then harvested, hulled, and dried in-shell before cracking for commercial markets. Walnut growers use the term "ambers" to describe poorly ...
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Semios Receives US EPA and California State Approval for Aerosol Pheromone to Control the Navel Orangeworm
Semios, a leading provider of real-time agricultural information and precision pest management tools, has received US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval and California Department of Pest Regulation (DPR) approval for aerosol pheromone biopesticide products that disrupt the mating of the Navel Orangeworm (NOW). Michael Gilbert, Founder and CEO of Semios said, “The Navel ...
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