The major factor fueling expansion is that, through crop breeding, Oregon State University has developed hazelnut varieties resistant to Eastern Filbert Blight, the scourge responsible for ...

Oregon produces 99 percent of U.S. hazelnuts, roughly 37,000 tons a year, and a $40 million annual harvest was slipping away. "It looked bleak," says Mitchell, president of a three-family ...

MONROE — Last year, the Hazelnut Hill orchard had one of its biggest ... where they work with Oregon State University’s agriculture department to grow and propagate new varieties of hazelnut ...

Eight years later, it’s not raining, but it’s not a good time for hazelnut farmers, either. Oregon is expected to produce a record amount of hazelnuts this year. But that won’t mean record ...

For some of us, a trip down Highway 99W to Hazelnut Hill just north of Monroe during the Thanksgiving weekend was the perfect way to launch the season of gift giving. So many wonderful offerings ...

The price of Oregon’s signature nut is half what it was a year ago, but the executive director of the Hazelnut Growers Bargaining Association says low prices could drive up demand. Oregon’s hazelnut ...

Melcher said he lost money that year on his Barcelona hazelnuts, and a lot of Oregon growers weren't fortunate enough to break even. "When you adjust for inflation, it was the worst price we've ...

Young hazelnut trees are growing all over the Willamette valley as wholesale prices for Oregon hazelnuts have tripled in the past few years. And this year, the blooms came early. "Growers are ...

Oregon produces 99% of the United States’ crop of hazelnuts, but Turkish-grown hazelnuts account for most of the global market supply. Market forces in Turkey have led to decreased prices ...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting an excellent hazelnut harvest this fall and Oregon growers agree. The latest production forecast issued this week by the U.S ...

Not every hazelnut is worthy of the center of a Ferrero Rocher candy, which is increasingly working in the favor of Oregon’s farmers. An inferior hazelnut will detract from the sensory ...

Since 1969, the Chapins have staked a claim in new hazelnut varieties ... museum and residence to showcase the family’s Oregon achievements and inspire future decisions. The ground level ...