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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...
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...
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...
US hazelnut harvest on the horizon: 3 things buyers need to know
Oregon is gearing up for a strong Fall harvest of high-quality hazelnuts12+ varieties, 6 ingredient forms supporting specific needs for customizable solutionsExperts available to optimize orders throughout the buying season Hazelnuts Insight: Oregon hazelnut...
Family Has Deep Roots in Hazelnut Industry
By CRAIG REED For the Capital Press Hazelnuts are the main crop at Bush's Fern View Farms, an agricultural operation a few miles west of Junction City, Ore. Dwayne and Jean Bush own the farm that includes 500 acres of hazelnut trees. Craig Reed for the Capital Press...
Hazelnut M&M’s Have A Brand-New Recipe And People Think It’s A Big Improvement Upon The Original
Original post in Delish.com There’s really only one way to settle this debate, you know: Try ‘em out for yourself. by KORIN MILLER When Mars first rolled out Hazelnut Spread M&M's last year, people were pretty excited. After all, hazelnut +...
Hazelnut Growers in Pacific Northwest Help Neighborhood Restaurant
Original post in FSRmagazine.com Sisters Stacey Chapman and Janae Barton, with her husband Corey Barton, have owned the Aurora Colony Pub in rural Marion County for five years. Due to the state government’s Stay Home Order because of COVID-19, the Aurora...
Disaster Aid Available for Hazelnut, Winegrape Growers
Original post in Capital Pressby George Plaven Heavy snow in February caused damage to mature hazelnut trees at Garry Rodakowski's farm in Vida, Ore. Congress has approved a federal disaster relief package including $11 million for hazelnut growers whose crops were...
White House Is Listening To America’s Hazelnut Farmers
Original post in CD Media Staff Larry George of Northwest Hazelnut Company sells 50% of American hazelnuts. 99% hazelnuts produced in America come from Oregon. George gave CDMedia a follow-up interview to our last conversation regarding the trade war with...
