The question: Why does the Oregon state nut have two names? We have the answer. But first, a little history. The background: Filbert trees and the name filbert are said to have been introduced into ...

October is hazelnut season in Oregon. As the fall foliage hits it peak, but before the rains come, the Willamette Valley’s roughly 1,000 hazelnut farmers are busy collecting their crop. More than 60% ...

ALBANY, Ore. — Hazelnuts — also called filberts — take center stage in the latest Fresh From Oregon segment. According to Oregon State University, the entire state produces more than 65,000 tons each ...

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 experience of ...

Things are getting nutty around my garden. Literally. The squirrels have been doing a lot of nut planting, mostly black walnuts, and I’ve joined in the game by removing excess seedlings, letting just ...

Oregon's history with filberts started in 1892 when George Dorris and his wife Lulu bought 250 acres of fertile land along the Willamette River and dedicated their lives to farming. After ...

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 ...

It’s a crisp October morning and just outside St. Paul, Oregon there are what looks like plumes of smoke in the air. Only it’s not smoke, it’s clouds of dust kicked up during a nearby hazelnut harvest ...

This year’s Oregon hazelnut crop could be the largest ever, as more young trees across the Willamette Valley reach maturity. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service released its annual ...

DONALD, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hazelnut Growers of Oregon (HGO) and its parent company Wilco have announced they are seeking a partner with a track record of building great brands to form a joint ...

This is part of a weekly series answering "Why is that?" questions about Salem and the Mid-Valley. The question: Why does the Oregon state nut have two names? We have the answer. But first, a little ...