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Hazelnuts Find Home at High-end Restaurants
Original post in Capital Press By ALIYA HALL ORANE, Ore. — Ken Corricello of Trufflebert Farm said he “didn’t know we were doing it wrong” when he first planted his hazelnut trees on a hill and decided to grow them organically. “No one was doing it organically at the...
Hazelnut Growers Go Organic
Original post in Capital Press By CRAIG REED COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. — The Oregon Organic Hazelnut Cooperative has doubled in size in its first year and now has 16 members. Officers with the cooperative say there is potential to continue to grow. “I would like to see the...
Oregon Hazelnut Industry Growth Continues
Original post in Capital Press By BRENNA WIEGAND While this year’s pricing was a disappointment, the growth and yield of Willamette Valley hazelnuts was not. “We’ve had extensive growth for the last few years,” Oregon Hazelnut Industry Office manager Meredith Nagely...
Irrigation Innovations May be Key for Hazelnut Crops
Original post in Capital Press By GAIL OBERST INDEPENDENCE, Ore. — How much water does a hazelnut tree need to produce the best crop? Definitive answers are still in the future, but there’s hope in technology, and in the trials of other growers, said expert panelists...
The 20-Year Quest To Save Nutella
Original post in NPR PLANET MONEY Podcast April 3, 2019 Stacey Vanek Smith Darius Rafeiyan LISTEN HERE: 9:35 DOWNLOAD Podcast “Planet Money” EMBED Northwest Hazelnut Editor's Note: Alas that this NPR segment never gives a nod to the work of Shawn Mehlenbacher, and the...
Turkey Earns Some $1.18B in Hazelnut Exports in 7 Months
Original post in Yeni Safak News Service | Anadolu Agency Turkey, world's largest hazelnut exporter, sells nearly 190,000 tons of hazelnut from September to March Turkey sold over 189,000 tons of hazelnuts abroad in the first seven months of the export season, the...
The Marvelous Million-Hazelnut Campaign
Original post in Mother Earth News Reader Contribution By Steven McFadden Editor's Note: As Hazelnut growers and processors in the Pacific Northwest, we are happy to see the recognition of the hazel tree for its positive impact on our land and environment. It's in...
14 Delicious Vegan Hazelnut Recipes
Original post in Care2 Sure, you can just snack on roasted hazelnuts by the handful, but if you’re looking to mix things up, you need some solid hazelnut recipes to follow, from entrees to desserts! WHY HAZELNUTS? Dr. Michelle Schoffro Cook was just talking...
Nuts to the Blight
Original post in Oregon Business March 19, 2019 by Carol Cruzan Morton Published in Farms and Forests Researchers are fighting to save Oregon’s signature crop — but hazelnuts are not out of the woods yet. The Columbus Day Storm that blew into Oregon in October 1962...
What Are the Health Benefits of Hazelnuts?
Original post in TopHealthJournal.com In today’s world, people have become much more health conscious in comparison with a decade ago. This is due to many factors including the prevalence of fitness trends. It's also easier to know how to stay in shape and healthy...