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. In partnership with Crop Production Services and the OSU extension service, Newton has recently achieved groundbreaking crop yields through innovative methods of hazelnut orchard irrigation. In 2011, Newton experime