Tariffs Bring New Challenges for Agriculture
Original post in Newberg Graphic by Ryan Clarke Part 2 of 2: Leaders in the hazelnut and wine industries share their struggles with the country’s trade war with China For hazelnut growers in the Chehalem Valley and throughout Oregon, the ongoing trade war with...
Trade War Has Motivated The Hazelnut Industry (Radio)
Original post in Bloomberg Radio Larry George, CEO, George Packing Company, joined Doug Krizner and Tom Mackenzie on Daybreak Asia. He explains the impact the trade war has had on the hazelnut industry, taking a look at trading routes and prices. He goes on to how it...
Biology Major Recruits Hogs to Help Hazelnuts
Original post in Oregon Quarterly For Calvin Penkauskas, pigs are the secret weapon in a battle against a farmer’s enemy: filbertworms. The porkers’ chorus of delighted grunts cancel out their stealth. But they work fast—and they’re nothing if not dedicated to the...
Harvesting Hazelnuts in North Dakota
Original post in Prairie Public Radio The American Hazel CREDIT CHUCK LURA LISTEN AT PRAIRIE PUBLIC RADIO (2:30) Do you like hazelnuts? If so, you may be surprised to learn that regardless of where you are in North Dakota, there probably are some hazels growing near...
From Filberts to Hazelnuts. On the History and Naming of the Oregon State Nut and Other Naming Controversies
Original post in JDSupra Legal News What’s in a Name?: On Filberts, Hazelnut Milk, Shredded Wheat and Food Identity Standards Paul D. Swanson Lane Powell PC Defying a family trend around our dining table, I refused to call oleomargarine by its shorthand...
