Successful Hazelnut Grower Champions Drip Irrigation
April 6, 2017
One of the newest applications in hazelnut production is the installation of irrigation to water the trees. Jeff Newton, a longtime grower at Crimson West/Christensen Farms in McMinnville, Oregon, is a pioneer in using drip irrigation to produce higher nut yields.
Supplying Oregon's best Hazelnuts since 1976
The Growth Project
Willamette Hazelnut is the longest running hazelnut supplier in America.
Founded in 1976, Willamette has been dedicated to strengthening the Oregon industry and setting the highest standard in product quality and grower support.
Today, in our third generation, Willamette delivers Oregon's best hazelnuts around the world and supports our growers from planting to harvest.
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May 15, 2017
On Thursday, May 4th, we had our Spring Growth Project Meeting for Willamette Hazelnut growers at Kropf Family Farms. If you happened to have missed the meeting, the topics and speakers were as follows:
Spring Fungicide - Jay Pscheidt
Ground Management - Barney Kropf
Weed Management - Marcelo Moretti
Q&A - Rich Birkemeier, Jeff Newton, and Barney Kropf
Visit the Growth Project page for information about how we partner with and support our Growers!