Pacific Nut Producer Magazine

Tag: Nut Growers Society Summer Tour

  • Introducing the New Horticulture Department Head at Oregon State University

    Oregon State University has done an amazing job not only training the next generation of innovators in the Pacific Northwest agricultural industries, but also plays a leading role in extension research that has particularly made a big difference for viticulturists and hazelnut growers. Here to coordinate future agricultural education and extension research is Patricia Stock, the new Horticulture Department Head at Oregon State University. Learn more about Patricia in her interview with Laura Malcolm here and read more about Oregon State University’s world-renowned agricultural education, research and extension in American Vineyard and Pacific Nut Producer Magazines.

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  • New Hazelnut Varieties Found More Susceptible to This Pest

    While the hazelnut breeding program at Oregon State University has done a phenomenal job developing new tasty hazelnut varieties with disease resistance and other favorable characteristics that has made growing the crop easier in the Pacific Northwest, these varieties may have some setbacks as well.  It seems that not only growers and consumers are enjoying these new varieties, but an invasive pest known as brown marmorated stink bug has also taken a particular fondness of these new varieties. Watch this video interview with Oregon State University Entomologist Vaughn Walton as he discusses the issue with Matthew Malcolm at the Nut Growers Society Winter Meeting. 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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  • Hazelnut Farmer Sues Federal Gov’t Over Credibility of Organic Claimed Foreign Imports

    Organic farmers in the US undergo some of the most strict regulations and certification procedures in the world in order to obtain the consumer-trusted “USDA Organic” logo on their harvested crops, naturally commanding a premium price; however, when imported foreign products hit the US market and secure “USDA Organic” status, can consumers trust that those products came from farms that met the same criteria as required by US organic farms?  Bruce Kaser, an organic hazelnut grower in Oregon would beg to differ and is suing the federal government over what he claims not only comprises the integrity of the entire organic sector, but is also financially damaging to the American farmer. Watch this brief interview as Pacific Nut Producer Editor Matthew Malcolm meets with Bruce to discuss the details.

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  • In-Season Orchard Hedging to Cut Labor Costs & Maintain Double-Density Hazelnut Planting

    Ag labor and other input costs continue rising, while the returns growers are getting for their crops just aren’t keeping up. Pacific Nut Producer Editor Matthew Malcolm met with Oregon hazelnut grower Jimmy Lee to discuss how he’s combatting the rising costs with new innovative farming practices and maintaining his double-density planted orchard. Watch this brief interview and read more about Jimmy in the January issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

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  • 2nd Summer of High Temperatures Takes Toll on Oregon Hazelnuts

    Temperatures across the West have reached some new record highs this year. No doubt, it has been an extra hot summer. While most specialty crops can handle the high temperatures of summer, they do have a breaking point, and hazelnut orchards across the Willamette Valley of Oregon have been impacted for the second year in a row by the persistent heat of the summer.  Watch this brief interview with Nik Wiman, Orchard Crops Extension Specialist at Oregon State University (OSU) as he shares what happens when hazelnuts reach their breaking point and how growers can help their trees get through it.

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  • A Few Things to Know Before Planting Hazelnuts in the Northwest

    Hazelnuts have become a pretty hot commodity in the Pacific Northwest.  If you ask most farmers in the area, though, that have converted from growing other crops like grass seed to growing hazelnut trees in recent years, there was quite a learning curve to adjust to.  Many hear that growing hazelnuts is less labor-intensive and more profitable than other crops in the region.  “Just plant your trees and watch them grow!” some may assume.  They soon find though that there is much more to growing hazelnuts than meets the eye. Watch this brief interview with Erica Chernoh from the Lane County Horticulture Extension at Oregon State University (OSU) as she shares a few things growers should know before planting the crop. Read monthly tips from OSU on growing hazelnuts in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Subscribe for free at: https://malcolmmedia.com/subscribe/

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  • A More Convenient, Effective Monitoring Trap for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

    As brown marmorated stink bug becomes a bigger problem in the Pacific Northwest, hazelnut growers are searching for better tools to manage this invasive pest. Matthew Malcolm met with Edwin Harris from the Vaughn Walton Lab at Oregon State University, who is evaluating a promising new monitoring trap to help growers combat this pest. Watch this brief interview 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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  • New Product Registered for Weed & Sucker Control in Oregon Hazelnuts

    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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  • Increasing Presence and Damage of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Oregon Hazelnuts

    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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  • Grower Innovates, Makes Planting Hazelnut Trees Easier

    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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