Oregon Hands Out $2.1 M in Specialty Crop Block Grants
Original Post in Capital Press By GEORGE PLAVEN SALEM — The USDA is providing $2.1 million to help promote specialty crops in Oregon, including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts and nursery plants. Funding was announced Oct. 7, and comes from the Specialty Crop Block...
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...
