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Bearing acreage for U.S. walnut production has increased steadily for 10 years. About two-thirds of California walnuts are exported. A University of California economist said the industry will likely see reduced growth in coming years.
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inch below the soil line and repainting if soil set- tling occurs. In older trees, the best way to avoid infestation is to keep trees sound and vigorous. Also, prune out all badly infested wood and burn or remove it fromthe orchard before the growing season starts, he said. Mohamed Nouri, UC orchard systems advisor in San Joaquin County, said pruning dead wood is very important in managing Phomopsis and Botryosphaeria fungi that causecankersandblights. He said there is a strong correlation between spore release and precipitation. Nouri saidTopsinMhasprovedeffective forprun- ingwound protection. Alsoduring theworkship,DanSumner, professor of agricultural andresourceeconomics atUCDavis, discussed the economics of thewalnut industry. Sumner said these are challenging times. But, witha smaller 2021-22crop, he said“pricesmay rise as a result.” Then he raised the question, “But what about the next big crop?” Bearing acreage for U.S. walnut production has increased steadily for 10 years, growing to 385,000 acres in 2021 from265,000 acres in 2011. About two-thirdsofCaliforniawalnutsareexport- ed, which has supported industry growth. China, the leading producer of walnuts, has increased its exports in recent years but trails the United States. Sumner said the value of U.S. walnut exports to the European Union has grown, while the value of exports to Turkey is down. He saidChile andChina face economic turmoil, “but it is unlikely to affect their walnut exports over the next fewyears.” Sumner saidheexpects interest rateswill rise, and the U.S. will curb government spending increases, whichmay affect agricultural investment. “Without low-interest rates, nobody is going to invest in a crop that won’t pay off for a decade,” Sumner said. “California walnuts over a several-year horizon seemlikely to stabilizebelowtheboom-year prices, whichwill dampen growth,” he said. Askedabout lingering tariffs onwalnuts, Sumner said the trade policy of the Biden administatration “has basically continued the tariffs the last admin- istration had, which meant that retaliatory tariffs stayed in place.” (Dennis Pollock is a reporter in Fresno. Hemay be contacted at agcompollock@yahoo.com.)
sampling, she said. Culumber also recommends taking tissue sam- ples for a full nutrient analysis. Kari Arnold, a UC orchard systems advisor in StanislausCounty, discussedwalnut diseases, iden- tification andmanagement. Arnold outlined steps to control phytophthora. Sheurgedavoiding 18 to 24hours of soil saturation, providing good soil drainage, planting on berms, avoiding soil compaction, using water guards on sprinklers and promotingwater infiltration. Chemical controls can includephosphonate fun- gicides, she said. Arnold also warned of danger from the walnut twigbeetlespreading thousandcankersdisease. She said trees with crown gall disease are at high risk of attackby thebeetle, and that research is focusingon certain repellents. She said prevention is paramount in combating crown gall. Grafting and pruning tools should be kept clean, and pre-plant fumigation canhelp. “After you’ve cleaned pruning tools, make sure youdon’t hold the lopper blade endwith your dirty gloves,” Arnold said. “Don’t let the blades touch the ground, anddon’t let theblades touchdirty gloves.” Arnold said the UC is field testing crown gall re- sistant rootstocks. She saidwalnut blackline is causedby cherry leaf roll virus. Thediseasecanbe transmittedby infected pollen during bloom inwalnut orchards. She said walnut blight is exacerbated by early rains and early blooming. To avoid Armillaria fungus, she urged practicing good sanitation and early detection. She suggested avoiding ripping or disking in infected areas to re- duce spread. Shealsourgedavoidingoverlywet soil conditions and being careful not to introduce Armillaria with equipment. She recommendedmoving infected or dead trees as soon as possible. Elizabeth Fichtner, a UC farm advisor for Tulare and Kings counties, recommended using double-sided sticky tape to monitor for when crawlers emerge that can spread walnut scale. That can set the stage for application of insect growth regulators. Sudan Gyawaly, a UC project scientist, talked about ways to manage flatheaded borer. He said that includes painting the tree trunk above and 1
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