Oregon hazelnut growers have a new tool to combat both weeds and suckers in young hazelnuts. Watch this brief video with weed science expert Marcelo Moretti from Oregon State University to find out, and read more about hazelnut orchard management in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.
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While hazelnut growers have been dealing with higher input costs and less than ideal nut prices, they cannot afford to cut costs on their pest monitoring and management practices. An invasive pest, known as brown marmorated stink bug has taken a particular fondness of hazelnuts and is spreading across most of the major hazelnut growing regions of Oregon. Watch this video interview with Oregon State University Entomologist Vaughn Walton as he provides insights on monitoring and controlling this pest and read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Don’t currently receive the magazine? Subscribe for free at: https://malcolmmedia.com/subscribe/
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Planting orchards of trees can be quite a tedious process. In some areas, inclement weather can also severely limit a grower’s planting window of opportunity. Watch this brief interview with Chris Ropp, host of the Nut Growers Society’s hazelnut Summer Tour this year, as he shares what he and his family have done to lighten their load and increase the efficiency when it comes to planting hazelnuts. Read more about improving orchard practices in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Don’t currently receive the magazine? Subscribe for free at: https://malcolmmedia.com/subscribe/
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Watch this brief interview with Daniel Ropp, host of the Nut Growers Society’s hazelnut Summer Tour this year, as he shares what he and his family have done to modify some farm equipment in the shop to save money and build their own weed and sucker sprayer to better meet their needs. Read more about Oregon hazelnut growers in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Don’t currently receive the magazine? Subscribe for free at: https://malcolmmedia.com/subscribe/
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Watch this brief interview with Corey Burns & Sean Denfeld from Denfeld Nut to find out what growers can expect for this year’s Oregon hazelnut crop as shared at the Nut Growers Society Summer Tour, and read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Don’t currently receive the magazine? Subscribe for free at: https://malcolmmedia.com/subscribe/
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Editor’s Note: Since the time of this interview, the Hazelnut Marketing Board just concluded its annual Subjective Yield Survey, suggesting that harvest is now anticipated to be approximately 101,633.431 tons. This would shatter any previous U.S. hazelnut yield, and far exceed any industry estimations that placed the harvest at approximately 85,000 tons.
Considering converting your hazelnut farm to organic production but not sure how to keep pest and disease pressure at bay? Watch this brief video with the organic grower Taylor Larson from the Oregon Organic Hazelnut Collective as he offers his personal insights and read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Don’t currently receive the monthly publication? Subscribe for free at: https://malcolmmedia.com/subscribe/
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