hazelnuts

Oregon farmers looking at switching to hazelnuts should keep more than a few things in mind.  Erica Chernoh is with Oregon State University Extension in Lane County, and she recently told Pacific Nut Producer Magazine it’s very important that growers do their homework to learn about the industry before planting any hazelnut trees.   “We do see ...

Oregon Tilth, a nonprofit organization advocating organic food and farming, developed a useful production calculation tool,

On Thursday, Democratic leadership appointed Oregon representative Andrea Salinas to the House Ag Committee.   “Oregon’s sixth district stretches across hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland and produces everything from wine grapes to hazelnuts, berries to dairy products, grass seed, and countless other crops that people around the globe enjoy," noted the freshman Democrat from Tigard. 

Uriel Aguilar Torress, the 22-23 Oregon Sentinel, says technology benefits today’s farmer in a variety of ways.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com ...

According to NASS, Oregon’s hazelnut crop appears to be smaller than what growers reported in 2021.  This year’s crop looks to be 68,000 tons, which would be a 12% year-over-year decrease from last year’s record high crop.  Bearing acreage increased this...

NASS is out with the top commodities for Oregon in 2020. The state’s greenhouse and nursery industry experienced a COVID-19 boon with value of production topping $1 billion for a second year in a row. Industry experts say the “stay home” orders boosted sales nationwide as more people took up gardening and landscaping. Coming in at #2 ...

Earlier this week Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced the appointment of Elin Miller of Roseburg and Josh Zielinski of Salem to serve on the Oregon State Board of Agriculture. Both appointments were effective October 29th, and each will serve a four-year term ...

Hazelnut growers in Oregon were anticipating a record-high crop in 2018.  But, it appears the harvest is coming in short of expectations.  NASS  forecast 52,000 tons of hazelnuts in August, which would have beaten the previous record of 49,500 tons in 2001.  Instead, Cap...

The USDA is expecting an excellent hazelnut harvest this fall.  The latest production forecast issued this week calls for 52,000 tons of hazelnuts.  If that comes to pass, 2018 would not only surpass last year’s total of 32,000 tons, but also crush the record of 49,500 tons set in 2001.  Total acreage...

The latest forecasts for the hazelnut crop in Oregon shows a drop of 18 percent.   The USDA’s Oregon office did an objective yield survey and they project 36,000 tons of hazelnuts will be harvested this year, a drop 8,000 tons from last year.   T...