Dixon Ridge Farms

Grower Information

At Dixon Ridge Farms, we not only grow organic walnuts, but we buy from about 75 organic walnut growers here in California. We are constantly growing and looking to add new growers to our team, if you are interested in selling your walnuts to us, please call us at 530-795-4619. 

Grower Communication

Fall 2007 Grower Newsletter

Walnut Quality Adjustment Schedule

Resources

Following are some reports and online resources that growers may find helpful.

Reports

        California Walnuts
                2007 California Walnut Objective Measurement Survey Report
                2007 Year-end Inventory
                2006-07 California Walnut Shipments

        Organic
                UC Cooperative Extension Cost Study: Lake County Organic Walnuts 2007
                Statistical Review of California’s Organic Agriculture from 2000-05
                UC Cooperative Extension Cost Study: Sacramento Valley Organic Walnuts 1994
               
Online Resources

        Walnut:

                California Agricultural Statistics Services (CASS)
                http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/index.asp

                California Department of Food and Agriculture
                http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/

                DFA of California (American Council for Food Safety and Quality)
                http://agfoodsafety.org/

                UC Davis Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center
                http://fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu/index.html

                Walnut Marketing Board
                www.walnuts.org

        Organic:

                California Certified Organic Farmers
                www.ccof.com

                CDFA Organic Program
                http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&_c/organic.html
               
                Organic Materials Review Institute
                http://www.omri.org/

                Organic Trade Association
                www.ota.com
               
                SAREP’s Organic Farming Compliance Handbook
                http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/organic/complianceguide/

                UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines 
                http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu

                USDA National Organic Program
                http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexIE.htm