Local essential business supports neighboring restaurants Phil Hawkins Friday, March 27, 2020Northwest Hazelnut Company purchases lunches for staff from restaurants in Aurora, Woodburn and Wilsonville With Gov. Kate Brown’s executive order for Oregonians to...
Oregon hazelnut orchards sustain severe ice damage
Hazelnut trees across Oregon’s Willamette Valley have lost limbs or collapsed under the weight of ice that accumulated over the weekend, requiring extensive pruning or replacement. While many trees were flexible enough to bounce back once the ice melted, some toppled...
Western Innovator: Couple takes on sweet side of hazelnuts
Though they’re no strangers to direct-to-consumer farm sales, Ryan and Rachel Henderson have discovered a new set of challenges with their online hazelnut confectionery business. The Henderson family has been selling fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers straight to...
Governor appoints two new Board of Agriculture members and re-appoints two more
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has appointed Elin D. Miller of Roseburg and Josh Zielinski of Salem to serve on the Oregon State Board of Agriculture. Both appointments were effective October 29, 2020 and each will serve a four-year term. Miller and Zielinski will attend...
Western Innovator: Transparency key for hazelnut packer
By By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Press The prospect of negotiating against his neighbors didn’t appeal to Larry George as he began scaling up his hazelnut packing operation. George had delved into processing as a way to add value to his parents’ hazelnuts, but...
