Going nuts for solar energy
Original Story from Pamplin Media The next time you enjoy a Nutella sandwich, you can feel good knowing those hazelnuts likely came from a sustainable source. The Northwest Hazelnut Co. — based in Hubbard, just north of Woodburn — just celebrated completion of its...
How to Protect Our Food from a Crazy Climate? Consider the Hazelnut.
Original post in Grist.com By Nathanael Johnson In 2013, a cold snap in Ordu, Turkey, set off a chain-reaction that ended with terrible consequences for lovers of hazelnut chocolate. Ordu is a picturesque city between the mountains and the Black Sea, where a quarter...
Hazelnut Marketing Board Projects Record Crop in Oregon
The Hazelnut Marketing Board has concluded its annual Subjective Yield Survey, and the numbers look promising for the 2020 harvest. According to the survey, the harvest projects to be approximately 59,000 tons, which would be a record yield for Oregon’s hazelnut...![Tree Crops Could Be the Staple Food of the Future [listen]](https://hazelnuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/high-angle-view-scattered-cleaned-hazelnuts-brown-bowl-with-cocoa-spread-nutcracker-dark-stone-table-horizontal_176474-2161.jpg)
Tree Crops Could Be the Staple Food of the Future [listen]
By ELSPETH HAY A man gathers giant “Bixby” or “McAllister” hican nuts from a truly massive tree – about at 100 ft. tall and wide – in Pennsylvania. (Credit: Max Paschall) Staple crops are the basis of our everyday diets, the foods we eat all year round...
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...
