USDA conducted a two-day hearing to gather evidence on proposed amendments to the federal marketing order for California walnuts on April 20-21, 2020. The links for the witnesses’ testimony and supporting documents, USDA’s supporting documents, and hearing transcripts are available below for public awareness.
Transcripts
Exhibits
- Exhibit 1: Notice of Hearing
- Exhibit 2: Notice of Hearing; Correction
- Exhibit 3: Certificate of Mailing; Notice (pdf)
- Exhibit 4: Certificate of Mailing: Correction (pdf)
- Exhibit 5: Certificate of Press Release (pdf); Notice
- Exhibit 6: Certificate of Press Release (pdf); Correction
- Exhibit 7: Certificate of Notification of Officials; Notice (pdf)
- Exhibit 8: Certificate of Notification of Officials; Correction (pdf)
- Exhibit 9: Notice of Ex parte 1 (pdf)
- Exhibit 10: Notice of Ex parte 2 (pdf)
- Exhibit 11: Don Hinman USDA Walnut Testimony (docx)
- Exhibit 12: Don Hinman USDA Walnut Tables 1-5 (docx)
- Exhibit 13: Don Hinman USDA Walnut Table 6 (docx)
- Exhibit 14: Chuck Crain CWB Testimony (docx)
- Exhibit 15: Chuck Crain CWB Testimony Exhibit: PowerPoint Industry Overview (pptx)
- Exhibit 16: Chuck Crain CWB Testimony Exhibit: University of California, Cooperative Extension, Agricultural and Natural Resources, Agricultural Issues Center, 2018 Sample Costs to Establish and Produce English Walnuts Study (pdf)
- Exhibit 17: Jack Mariani CWB Testimony (docx)
- Exhibit 18: Jack Mariani CWB Testimony Exhibit: PowerPoint Overview of the Proposal, Program Communication Samples (pptx)
- Exhibit 19: Bill Carriere CWB Testimony (docx)
- Exhibit 20: Rachel Goodhue CWB Testimony (docx)
- Exhibit 21: Rachel Goodhue CWB Testimony Exhibit: Kaiser Economic Analysis (pdf)
- Exhibit 22: Bill Toss CWB Testimony (docx)
- Exhibit 23: Bob Driver CWB Testimony (docx)
- Exhibit 24: Donald Norene CWB Testimony (docx)
- Exhibit 25: Michelle Connelly CWB Testimony (docx)
- Exhibit 26: Michelle Connelly CWB Testimony Exhibit: PowerPoint with activity types, sample calculations of creditable expenditures, Sample calculation of handler share of available dollars (pptx)
- Exhibit 27: Michelle Connelly CWB Testimony Exhibit: Draft Forms (docx) (Withdrawn)
- Exhibit 28: Heather Donoho CWB Testimony (docx)
- Exhibit 29: Eric Heidman, Diamond Foods Testimony (pdf)
- Exhibit 30: John MacTavish Testimony (docx)