Pacific Nut Producer Magazine

Tag: Oregon Hazelnut Grower

  • 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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  • Hazelnut Growers Bargaining Association Market Forecast

    Oregon hazelnut growers are pleased with improving market conditions this year, especially after wrapping up potentially a record large 2024 harvest. Pacific Nut Producer Editor Matthew Malcolm met with Terry Ross from the Hazelnut Growers Bargaining Association to discuss factors influencing what growers will be receiving in return for their crop and the association’s critical role in negotiating fair prices. Watch this brief interview and stay current on hazelnut industry news by reading your monthly issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

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  • Oregon Hazelnut Industry Loses Two of Six Packers – Should Growers Be Concerned?

    Oregon hazelnut growers are beginning their 2024 harvest with two fewer packers than last year. While this seems pretty alarming, seeing that growers may potentially deliver their largest crop ever this year, the remaining four packers remain dedicated and confident in their ability to take in the extra inventory without any real setbacks to the growers. Pacific Nut Producer Editor Matthew Malcolm met with hazelnut packer Michael Severeid of Willamette Hazelnut who elaborated on the subject. Watch this brief interview and stay current on hazelnut industry news by reading your monthly issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

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  • 2024 Oregon Hazelnut Production & Market Forecast

    As Oregon hazelnut growers begin the 2024 harvest with the potential of reaching another record crop, many wonder how the market will receive it and what kind of return growers should be expecting for their hard work this season. Pacific Nut Producer Editor Matthew Malcolm met with Larry George of George Packing Company, the largest hazelnut packer in the Pacific Northwest, to share his expectations and optimism in taking this crop to market.

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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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  • Benefits of Native Cover Crops in Hazelnut Orchards

    Cover cropping down the middle of orchard rows is not a new practice for growers in the West, especially for Oregon hazelnut growers that have been finding creative ways to profit from harvesting temporary crops, while waiting for their trees to come into production. At a recent Nut Growers Society meeting, Pacific Nut Producer Editor Matthew Malcolm met with Marissa Lane-Massee, hazelnut grower and Master’s Student at the University of Oregon, who shared some interesting insights on the longterm benefits of cover-cropping Oregon hazelnut orchards with certain native plant combinations. Watch this brief interview and read more in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

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