New strain of hazelnut blight overcomes disease resistance in Oregon orchards By Gemma DiCarlo ( OPB ) March 15, 2024 4:45 p.m. Updated: March 22, 2024 7:31 p.m.

WILSONVILLE, Ore. — Peter McDonald’s hazelnut orchard is on the wrong continent. He would have done well to plant its lush canopy in Switzerland, where each year more than 4.4 pounds of ...

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A 17-foot-tall, solid black granite monolith installed between the new farmhouse and orchards is engraved with dates and levels of Willamette River floods, based on Bruce Chapin’s research ...

They’ve tested the approach on hazelnut farms managed by Lane-Massee and her family, with promising results. Now, to show how the system might scale up, the research team has received $2 million ...

It follows that when you’re buying hazelnuts, it’s important to keep an eye out for packaging that lists the harvest date.

Meridian Orchards is the oldest certified-organic hazelnut orchard in the country and they have spent six decades optimizing the production process to preserve quality.

His hazelnut orchard is a paradise for chipmunks, blue jays, and insects, as well as a group of visiting farmers here to learn about growing the nutritious crop themselves.