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FROM OREGON’S ORCHARDS TO THE WORLD
–
YOUR ONE-STOP
RESOURCE
FOR HAZELNUT
FARMING NEEDS
A WORD FROM
CONTENTS
LARRY & SHAUN 2 WELCOME
Oregon’s
Dear Friends & Hazelnut Growers,
3 Growth
Our 26th year as a family-owned business, like it was for so many of you, was filled with
unprecedented challenges that threatened our livelihoods. Yet, together, we not only World
navigated these uncharted waters, but we emerged stronger for the challenges we 4 Markets
faced. By adapting quickly to the many changes forced upon us by the worldwide
pandemic, GPC/NWH have produced a record $16.67 million combined profit share Growing
for our hazelnut growers. 5 Calendar
With your support, our focus and mission remain the same today as when Shaun and I
started our company: to increase our growers’ profitability and treat them the way we Hazelnut
wish our parents had been treated by their processor. Today, we continue to invest in 6-7 Varieties
our communities and are leading the way in promoting hazelnuts in both national and
international markets. New Planting
8 Information
The pandemic has affected some segments of the Oregon hazelnut market, including
food service and the China inshell market. However, our efforts to build strong market
relationships elsewhere, coupled with improvement in the ingredient and confectionary 8 Pollinizers
markets, allowed for hazelnut prices to remain relatively stable. Meanwhile, our
increased capacity and state-of-the-art facilities allowed us to process the harvest with Growing the
record efficiencies, gaining Oregon hazelnut farmers millions in profits. 9 Future
This Farmer’s Guide presents useful tips and resources in one easily accessible place to
help you prepare for this year’s harvest. Receiving
10-11 Station Map
As always, at GPC and NWH, our growers come first. If you already deliver to George
Packing Company or Northwest Hazelnut Company, we appreciate your business and Nurseries &
thank you for your faith in us. If you are considering a new packer, as many growers are
during these uncertain times, we would love the opportunity to earn your business.
12 Plants Directory
Cleaning &
Warmest regards, 13 Drying
Larry George Harvesting
GEORGE PACKING COMPANY
13 Clean
Drainage &
14 Tiling Directory
AgriShred
14
Fertilizer
15 Program
Hazelnut
16-17 Organizations
Hazelnut
18 Advocacy
George Packing
19 Advantage
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GEORGE PACKING COMPANY
HAZELNUT PRODUCTION
OREGON’S GROWTH
Our industry has experienced 12 years of rapid growth and expansion
with the total acreage nearly tripling in size. Fully mature and producing THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY IN
acreage currently stands around 35,000 acres, while about 56,000 OREGON
new acres have been planted since 2008, of these new acres PRODUCES 99% OF
THE UNITED STATES 99%
approximately 7,000 have reached full maturity. Total acreage for the HAZELNUT HARVEST
industry now stands at approximately 84,000 acres, while new orchards
are still being planted at a slower rate. Some farmers are transitioning
from crops like cane berries and grass seed to hazelnuts as the
popularity of hazelnuts grows. The 2020 harvest yielded about 60,000
tons, and by 2025, the yield is expected to be 90,000 tons annually.
New & Established Acreage for 2007 to 2020
100,000
OVER 84,000 ACRES 3,259
8,652 1,508
80,000
& GROWING
10,881
9,435
ACRES
60,000 79,423 80,931
70,771
6,390
4,358 59,890
3,108
40,000 3,413
1,643 50,455
1,677 1,443
207 613
44,065
39,707
20,000
36,599
33,186
30,100 31,543
27,810 28,423
27,603
0
TOTAL ACRES 27,810 28,423 30,100 31,543 33,186 36,599 39,707 44,065 50,455 59,890 70,771 79,423 80,931 84,190
YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
New Established
Acres Acres *ESTIMATED
DATA SOURCE:
Pacific Agricultural Survey LLC
USDA NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service)
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HAZELNUT PRODUCTION
WORLD MARKETS
Oregon hazelnuts make up about 99% of the U.S. hazelnut harvest, but only 4-5% of world production.
Still, Oregon is one of the top five hazelnut producing regions in the world. In the 2020–2021 season,
USA moved from fifth to tied for third largest hazelnut producing region in the world. The total hazelnut
crop worldwide for the 2020–2021 season was estimated at approximately 503,000 metric tons
(kernel basis). Turkey led world production (64%), followed by Italy (13%), then the USA (5%),
Azerbaijan (4%), and Georgia (4%).
Estimated World Hazelnut Production
Inshell Basis – Metric Tons
2019–2020 2020–2021
BEG. TOTAL ENDING BEG. TOTAL ENDING
COUNTRY CROP CROP
STOCK SUPPLY STOCK STOCK SUPPLY STOCK
TURKEY 45,000 820,000 865,000 80,000 80,000 640,000 720,000 N/A
ITALY 10,000 65,000 75,000 5,000 5,000 135,000 140,000 10,000
USA 3,000 39,500 42,500 3,800 3,800 60,000 63,800 2,000
AZERBAIJAN 5,000 42,000 47,000 2,000 2,000 50,000 52,000 3,000
GEORGIA 3,000 38,000 41,000 1,000 1,000 60,000 61,000 1,000
CHILE 2,000 35,000 37,000 1,000 1,000 39,000 40,000 0
IRAN 100 25,000 25,100 200 200 20,000 20,200 500
CHINA 100 12,000 12,100 300 300 25,000 25,300 0
FRANCE 0 10,500 10,500 500 500 9,000 9,500 0
SPAIN 600 12,400 13,000 600 600 4,500 5,100 0
OTHERS 0 27,000 27,000 0 0 30,000 30,000 0
WORLD TOTAL 68,800 1,126,400 1,195,200 94,400 94,400 1,072,500 1,166,900 16,500
WORLD CONSUMPTION (T, Supply - End, Stock) 1,100,800 1,150,400
Kernel Basis – Metric Tons
2019/2020 2020/2021
BEG, TOTAL ENDING BEG, TOTAL ENDING
COUNTRY CROP CROP
STOCK SUPPLY STOCK STOCK SUPPLY STOCK
TURKEY 22,500 410,00 432,500 40,000 40,000 320,000 360,000 N/A
ITALY 4,900 30,600 35,500 2,350 2,350 63,450 65,800 4,700
USA 1,200 15,725 16,925 1,520 1,520 24,000 25,520 800
AZERBAIJAN 2,050 16,800 18,850 800 800 21,000 21,800 1,250
GEORGIA 1,000 13,200 14,200 350 350 21,000 21,350 360
CHILE 880 15,400 16,280 440 440 17,200 17,640 0
IRAN 46 11,500 11,546 92 92 9,000 9,092 225
CHINA 45 4,500 4,545 115 115 8,000 8,115 0
FRANCE 0 4,200 4,200 200 200 4,050 4,250 0
SPAIN 280 5,800 6,080 280 280 2,100 2,380 0
OTHERS 0 10,000 10,000 0 0 13,500 13,500 0
WORLD TOTAL 32,901 537,725 572,626 46,147 46,147 503,300 549,447 7,335
WORLD CONSUMPTION (T, Supply - End, Stock) 524,479 542,112
SOURCE:
Hazelnut Processors & Exporters Association of Georgia, NASS-USDA and other INC sources.
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YEARLY GROWING A lot of work goes into raising prized Oregon hazelnuts–
CALENDAR
or filberts, as we often call them. Hazelnuts thrive in the
mild climate of the Willamette Valley. Follow this annual
growing calendar to maintain a healthy orchard.
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Pruning
Fertilizing
Moss & Lichen
Winter Moth
Flail
Cultivate
Weed Control
Sucker Control
Omnivorous Leaftier
Foliar Boron Application
Aphid Control
Leafroller Control
Obliquebanded Leafroller
Sun Scald Protection
Filbertworm
Bacterial Blight Control
Leaf & Soil Analysis
Pre-Harvest Care
Harvesting
Management
Eastern Blight
For more tips on growing hazelnuts, contact our office 503-537-9606.
Read more at our OSU Resources Page: filberts.com/osu-resources
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The Oregon State University (OSU) traditional hazelnut breeding
OREGON HAZELNUT effort dates to the 1960s, developed by visionary growers looking
VARIETIES
to the future. Horticulture professor and breeder, Shawn
Mehlenbacher leads the team of breeders and Extension scientists to
develop new, high-quality, highly productive, disease-resistant
varieties. This guide illustrates the main varieties traditionally grown
and currently being planted in the Willamette Valley.
TRADITIONAL VARIETIES (WITHOUT GASAWAY GENE)
ESTIMATED RECOMMENDED
NAME KERNEL BLANCHING* PERCENT POLLINIZERS + NUT WT. GOOD
ESTABLISHED DATE YIELD % SCORE DOWN** (ADDITIONAL) (GRAMS) NUT %
Gamma,
Barcelona 39-43 4.5/5.0 95% BY York, 3.3-3.8 70-85
EST 1895 OCT 14 McDonald
Casina 50-53 6.0 95% BY Felix, 1.4-2.2 78-89
EST pre-1980 OCT 8 York
Clark 48-51 2.6-3.5 95% BY Felix, 2.5-2.8 69-81
EST 1999 OCT 8 York
J5,
Ennis 43-46 6-7 95% BY Casina, 3.1-4.6 64-92
EST 1980 OCT 14 Felix,
York
Wepster, York,
Lewis 46-48 4-5 95% BY Felix (Tonda 2.7-2.9 83-90
EST 1997 OCT 7 di Giffoni,
Hall’s Giant)
McDonald,
Sacajawea 48-50 2.5-3.5 95% BY York 2.8 84
EST 2006 SEP 26 (Lewis)
*Blanching Scale = 1 (100%) to 7 (0%) pellicle removal
**Nut drop is also affected by crop load, drought stress, EFB infection stress, weather, and age of the trees.
SOURCES:
catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9073/html Growing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest: Hazelnut Varieties (Jeff L. Olsen, Shawn Mehlenbacher, Rebecca L. McCluskey,
David Smith. EM9073. Oregon State University, November 2013)
Smith, David & McCluskey, Rebecca & Mehlenbacher, S.A.. (2018). New hazelnut cultivars from Oregon State University. Acta Horticulturae. 1226. 47-52.
10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1226.6. (online at http://www.actahort.org/books/1226/1226_6.htm
Cumulative Table X. Cumulative nut and kernel weight (g), percent kernel, and frequency of good nuts and defects in the replicated yield trial planted in 2006.
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ESTIMATED RECOMMENDED
NAME KERNEL BLANCHING* PERCENT POLLINIZERS + NUT WT. GOOD
ESTABLISHED DATE YIELD % SCORE DOWN** (ADDITIONAL) (GRAMS) NUT %
York, Felix,
Dorris 38-43 2.4-2.9 95% BY McDonald, 3.4 79-81
EST 2012 OCT 14 Yamhill
(Gamma)
Felix, Eta,
Jefferson 40-45 4-5 95% BY Theta 3.7 76.84
EST 2009 OCT 14 (York)
Wepster,
McDonald 46-52 3.5 95% BY York 2.4 88
EST 2014 SEP 26 (Dorris)
McDonald,
PollyO 44-48 3.5 95% BY Wepster, 2.75 85
EST 2018 SEP 26 York
McDonald,
Wepster 42-46 3.0 95% BY York, Felix 2.4 80
EST 2013 SEP 26 (Yamhill,
Jefferson)
York, Dorris,
Yamhill 43-49 4.4-5.0 95% BY Wepster 2.3 75-91
EST 2008 SEP 26 (Gamma,
Jefferson)
OSU'S WORLD–CLASS HAZELNUT BREEDING PROGRAM
Led by Shawn
Mehlenbacher,
Ph.D., and Senior
Research Assistants
Becky McClusky,
and David Smith
Becky McClusky and Shawn Mehlenbacher, Ph.D. David Smith
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NEW PLANTINGS
Before planting a new orchard, one should give serious consideration to varieties, orchard design, orchard site
(soil and slope suitability), pre-plant soil management, etc. Some varieties are much more sensitive to Eastern
Filbert Blight (EFB). See the chart below for a relative spectrum of EFB susceptibility. With new plantings, one
should consider mixing in a number of pollen-compatible varieties, with suggestions at the present time leaning
toward the new EFB-resistant gene pollinizer varieties released by OSU Hazelnut Breeding Program, which are
Eta, Felix, Gamma, Theta, and York. Here is a list of new varieties with Gasaway resistance gene and their
recommended pollinizers.
NEW VARIETIES AND THEIR RELATIVE SPECTRUM OF EFB SUSCEPTIBILITY
RECOMMENDED POLLINIZERS: Highly Susceptible Susceptible Less Susceptible Some Resistance Gasaway Resistance
Jefferson=40%Theta, 40%Eta, 20%Felix Ennis Barcelona Lewis Sacajawea Yamhill
Dorris=York, Yamhill, McDonald Daviana Butler Clark Tonda di Giffoni Jefferson
Casina Hall’s Giant Gem Dorris
Yamhill=York, Dorris, McDonald, Wepster Piedmont Willamette
Wepster
Wepster=McDonald, York, Felix McDonald
McDonald=Wepster, York, Felix Theta
Sacajawea=McDonald, York, Felix Eta
Felix
PollyO=McDonald, Wepster, York York
Gamma
PollyO
Source: David C. Smith, Hazelnut Breeding Program, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University
Follow David’s work at Facebook.com/Hazelnut-Breeding-Program-Oregon-State-University
RECOMMENDED
POLLINIZERS KERNEL BLANCHING* NUT WT, GOOD
NAME YIELD % SCORE (GRAMS) NUT %
Eta 48 3 2.8 75
Felix 50 1.8 2.5 95
Gamma 52 6.0 2.5 80
Theta 50 2.5 2.3 85-93
York 44 4.4-4.8 2.8 81-84
8 | Filberts.comOSU’S HAZELNUT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROGRAM
GROWING THE FUTURE
OSU's Hazelnut Research and Extension has been a long-standing
program focusing on tackling emerging issues arising within hazelnut
orchards, like Eastern Filbert Blight and the invasive brown
marmorated stink bug, to name a few. Nik Wiman was originally
hired at OSU in 2012 as a postdoctoral researcher to evaluate the
threat of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) to Oregon
specialty crops. Due to the anticipation BMSB would be problematic
for hazelnut growers, the focus of the project became hazelnut
orchards. "Through this experience I got to know the industry, a few
growers and I really loved how the industry was so unique and mostly
made up of family farms," says Nik.
In 2015, Nik was nominated by the hiring committee to be lead of the
Hazelnut Research and Extension Program. The position molded well
with Nik's extensive research background, familiarity with the hazelnut
industry, and passion for plants and insects. During the organizational
transition, the research team was moved to the North Willamette
Research and Extension Center in Aurora, OR, where a higher focus
on research would be possible. At the Aurora location, Nik and his
team manage an experimental station farm, providing a good
opportunity to conduct hazelnut research in plots. “I have a number of
research plots planted to nuts, and the opportunity to manage these
orchards has given my team a deeper connection to growers and
better understanding of hazelnut production practices,” says Nik. Nik Wiman, Ph.D. Entomology
Nik further discusses the ongoing research and future research to be undertaken: “My research program is diverse; my
goal has been to fill in some gaps where we have not had a lot of science to support orchard management practices.
We are currently working on management strategies for bud mites, aphids, BMSB and other pests. My team has been
putting a lot of work into better understanding nutrient dynamics in the new hazelnut varieties, and now we are moving
into carbohydrate dynamics. Carbohydrate content in plant tissues can be linked to yield and flowering in other nut
crops. Irrigation research is ongoing, and we are very interested to start working on high-density, fully mechanized
orchard designs. Through farm visits, I have developed a strong interest in plant problem diagnosis, and that will be a
constant theme of my program as it seems there are many ways to kill a hazelnut tree. I have plans to bring more
outreach/educational programming to the industry in the near future as well.”
OSU College of Agriculture
HAZELNUT RESEARCH + EXTENSION PROGRAM
NORTH WILLAMETTE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER
15210 NE Miley Rd, Aurora, OR 97002 | 503-678-1264
www.extension.oregonstate.edu/crop-production/nuts | OSUHazelnutExtension
Jay W. Pscheidt Nik Wiman
PROFESSOR, BOTANY PLANT PATHOLOGY ORCHARD SPECIALIST, ASST. PROFESSOR
pscheidj@science.oregonstate.edu nik.wiman@oregonstate.edu
Office: 541-737-3472 x5539 Office: 503-678-1264 x67825
Vaughn Walton Heather Andrews
ENTOMOLOGIST ORCHARD CROPS FACULTY RESEARCH ASSISTANT
vaughn.walton@oregonstate.edu heather.andrews@oregonstate.edu
Office: 541-740-4149
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RECEIVING STATIONS
Delivering your crop to George Packing Company has never been easier! We have 22 conveniently located receiving stations in the
Pacific Northwest — from Lane County, Oregon, up to Vancouver, British Columbia. Please look over the map below to find the
station nearest you. We are grateful to the companies and families who run these stations for their partnership with George Packing
Company and our sister company, Northwest Hazelnut Company.
With almost 25 years of constant investment into the latest processing technologies, our growers have ALSO RECEIVING FOR
consistently realized the highest returns in the industry for their harvest. Please consider delivering your
2021 crop to one of our convenient and friendly receiving stations!
RECEIVING STATION DIRECTORY
BANKS
Alvadore Receiving Station
CHILLIWACK NORTH PLAINS 90867 Railroad Street, Alvadore, OR 97409
541-688-3857
Fraser Valley Aurora Receiving Station (BD)
Hazelnuts FOREST GROVE HILLSBORO PORTLAND 19988 Hwy 99E, Aurora, OR 97032
(CANADA) 503-982-8030
ALOHA
BEAVERTON
Bush’s Fernview Farms (BD)
MILWAUKIE HAPPY VALLEY
90612 Territorial Hwy, Junction City, OR 97448
GASTON
North Valley Orchards
TIGARD 541-935-4083
LAKE OSWEGO
CLACKAMAS
BLUE HERON BAY JOHNSON CITY Chapin Dehydrating (BD)
TUALATIN GLADSTONE Bruce & Velan Chapin
WEST LINN
SHERWOOD OREGON CITY 2161 Waconda Road NE, Gervais, OR 97026
Golden Tree Farms 503-510-4731
NEWBERG
WILSONVILLE Christenson Receiving Station (BD)
CARLTON Pierce Receiving 12545 SE Kimsey Road, Dayton, OR 97114
CANBY Kelli 503-435-9357
Fraser Valley Hazelnuts
DAYTON DONALD
MCMINNVILLE ST. PAUL
Aurora Receiving 6678 Sumas Prairie Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R 4K1
Christenson Station 604-792-7488
Receiving Station
Gingerich Farms Golden Tree Farms (BD)
Kauer Farms WOODBURN MOLALLA 15195 NE Ribbon Ridge Road, Newberg, OR 97132
AMITY 503-537-9606
SHERIDAN
Gingerich Farms
Chapin Dehydrating
MOUNT ANGEL Verne Gingerich
SCOTT MILLS
29995 S. Elisha Road, Canby, OR 97013
503-651-3742Mid Valley Ag Dryers
SILVERTON
KEIZER Gnome Hazelnut Factory (BD)
Sinn Hazelnut Farms Inc.
7505 Windsor Island Road, Salem, OR 97303
503-551-8585
SALEM
DALLAS Greenberry Hazelnuts
27500 Llewellyn Road, Corvallis, OR 97333
541-231-5426
INDEPENDENCE
MONMOUTH TURNER
Jack Scott Dryers (BD)
1769 Franklin Street, Lebanon, OR 97355
STAYTON
541-259-1547
Kirk & Sons Hazelnuts JRW Farms
38640 Robinson Drive, Scio, OR 97374
503-932-1854
JORDAN
Kauer Farms (BD)
JRW Farms
7325 SE Amity Dayton Hwy, Amity, OR 97101
ADAIR VILLAGE
503-835-1006
ALBANY Kropf Farms (BD)
Ropp Seed & Mfg. Company 24305 Powerline Road, Harrisburg, OR 97446
541-995-8362
CORVALLIS
LEBANON
Kirk & Sons Hazelnuts
4205 Wigrich Road, Independence, OR 97351
Jack Scott Dryers 541-936-0896
Greenberry Hazelnuts Lingo Lane Receiving Station (BD)
28814 Lingo Lane, Junction City, OR 97448
503-537-9606
Mid Valley Ag Dryers (BD)
BROWNSVILLE SWEET HOME 7550 65th Avenue NE, Brooks, OR 97309
HALSEY
503-551-4507
Miller Dehydrator
MONROE
256 Bethel Drive, Eugene, OR 97402
Kropf Farms 541-688-5281
North Valley Orchards
Lingo Lane 11706 SW Springhill Road, Gaston, OR 97119
JUNCTION CITY
435-232-3509
Pierce Receiving
MARCOLA
24175 NE Dayton Avenue, Newberg, OR 97132
FRANKLIN
503-538-2363
COBURG
Alvadore Receiving Station Ropp Seed Company (BD)
35531 Kennel Road SE, Albany, OR 97322
Bush’s Fernview Farms Byron Ropp 541-979-2897
Miller Dehydrator
VENETA EUGENE Sinn Hazelnut Farms Inc. (BD)
SPRINGFIELD
OSPREY BAY
6331 Brush Creek Drive NE, Silverton, OR 97381
503-851-7245
Visit Filberts.com/receiving-stations for interactive map. (BD) “Bulk Deliveries” accepted. Please call ahead.DIRECTORY FOR HAZELNUT
NURSERIES & PLANTS
Birkemeier Farms Flying Feather Orchards KCK Farms LLC
22186 South Haines Rd 14875 NE Tangen Rd 11483 SE Amity-Dayton Hwy
Canby, OR 97013 Newberg, OR 97132-6890 Dayton, OR 97114
Richard E. Birkemeier Michael Severeid Kckfarms.com
growinghazelnuts.com 503-858-7865 503-864-9422
503-313-1368 michael@willamettehazelnuts.com info@kckfarms.com
nancy@birkemeierfarms.com
Folsom Farm Services LLC North American Plants
Bruck Filbert Nursery Tree & Orchard Planting PO Box 743
PO Box 2837 PO Box 9221 Lafayette, OR 97127
Wilsonville, OR 97070 Salem, OR 97305 Yongjian Chang
Vernon Bruck Caleb Folsom 503-474-1852
503-682-5749 503-999-9193 ychang@naplants.com
vpbruck@hotmail.com
Grassy Pond Nursery Ron’s Nut Farm & Nursery
Bush’s Fern View Nursery 12190 Wilco Hwy PO Box 9346
90536 Territorial Rd Mount Angel, OR 97362 Salem, OR 97305
Junction City, OR 97448 Charlie Bochsler Ron Chapin
Dwayne Bush 503-910-8459 503-569-2380
541-935-6362 grassypondnursery@gmail.com sales.ronsnutfarm@gmail.com
Jeanmarie03@yahoo.com
Greer Brand Industries, TRECO®-Oregon Rootstock
Burnt Ridge Nursery & Tree Moving & Tree Co. Inc.
Orchards, Inc. 6290 Lardon Rd. NE P.O. Box 98
432 Burnt Ridge Rd Salem, OR 97305 Woodburn, OR 97071
Onalaska, WA 98570 Roger Greer www.treco.nu
Michael Dolan 503-999-0787 1-800-871-5141
Burntridgenursery.com rgreer@greerbros.com brent_smith@treco.nu
360-985-2873
mail@burntridgenursery.com Hazelwood Orchards LLC W&J Orchards
17215 SW Christensen Rd 32755 Dever Conner Dr NE
Chapin Orchards, LLC McMinnville, OR 97128 Albany, OR 97321-9519
9965 Wheatland Rd N Jeff Newton Wayne Chambers
Salem, OR 97303 503-550-9023 541-928-7040
Matt Schuster jeff@hazelwoodorchards.com phlbrt@live.com
503-510-4731
mattanddestinee@gmail.com Holden Wholesale
Growers, Inc.
Creekside Valley Farms, LLC 10374 Hazel Green Rd
PO Box 99 Silverton, OR 97381
Lafayette, OR 97127 Verl Holden
503-864-4422 503-873-5940
Creeksidevalleyfarms.com holdenwholesale@frontier.com
12 | Filberts.comHAZELNUT CLEANING & DRYING Farm families in the GPC processing network invest millions
PROCESS
expanding cleaning and drying capacity for your crops. We keep
cleaning and drying costs low while maintaining the highest quality
hazelnuts for world markets.
Learn more at Filberts.com/Grower-Resources
HARVESTING CLEAN & DRY MEANS
HIGHER RETURNS
As a hazelnut grower, you know harvesting
in dry weather maintains quality and saves COST PER POUND FOR CLEANING & DRYING
on grower dockage. But did you know it can NORMAL RANGE DANGER RANGE
make you big money? Look closely at $0.450
cleaning and drying costs – you’ll $0.400
$0.388
see that $.05-$.10 or more of your
field price is chiseled away by $0.350
$0.306
bringing in wet and dirty hazelnuts.
$0.300
Cents per Pound
The cost of cleaning and drying is subsidized $0.248
by most hazelnut processors. However, the $0.250
$0.204
more dirt, debris, and moisture $0.170
$0.200
(DD&M) the grower brings in, the
$0.143
more the grower pays of the cleaning $0.150 $0.120
and drying costs. The Hazelnut Growers $0.086
$0.102
Bargaining Association's sliding scale is $0.100 $0.073
$0.061
$0.051
designed to reward growers who maintain $0.042
$0.050 $0.034
their hazelnuts and deliver the high quality
that Oregon markets demand. $
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70
Just look at the chart: A grower with 10%
DD&M is paying just a little over $.03/lb., Percent Loss in Dirt & Debris
while growers with 40% DD&M are paying
over $.10/lb.! By harvesting early, Harvest Early, Often & Dry!!!
you not only save money, but you
help boost Oregon hazelnuts'
reputation as the highest quality in
the world.
Filberts.com | 13HAZELNUT ORCHARD
DRAINAGE & TILING
Agricultural Drainage Corp Creekside Valley Farms
541-740-5957 503-864-4422
Birky Water Ways Ground and Water
541-990-4260 541-912-5236
Carlton Trenching
Needy Tile Company
503-852-6061
503-651-2575
THINK AGRISHRED BEFORE AGRISHRED AFTER AGRISHRED
FOR AFFORDABLE
& ECO-FRIENDLY
ORCHARD
CLEAN-UP
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your orchard into environmentally
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can handle any pruning load, covers
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orchard floor in wet conditions. Clear
your orchard floors the easy way!
// Saves money
// Friendly to orchard floors
// Any weather — wet or dry
// No more burning piles
// Return nutrients to the soil
// Shreds up to 15 acres per hour
To learn more, contact Chris McGraw today!
888-700-6899 • chris@georgepack.com
14 | Filberts.comEXCLUSIVE BENEFIT TO OUR GROWERS
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GROWER RELATIONS
calendar year, in addition to any rebate/
Aaron McGraw
patronage provided by your supplier. GROWER RELATIONS Filberts.com | 15HAZELNUT INDUSTRY
ORGANIZATIONS
The idea for an industry office to house different entities with overarching goals
goes back to 1949. Oregon’s hazelnut industry organizations evolved to meet the
hazelnut industry’s needs and avoid duplication of efforts. These four organizations
named below share one industry office and staff. Each is responsible for different
OregonHazelnuts.org
projects, and each is funded by grower, processor, or vendor dollars.
ORGANIZATION MAKE-UP FUNDED BY RESPONSIBILITIES
Hazelnut • 5 Growers (geographic rep) Handlers are assessed $12 per ton • Administer Federal Marketing Order 982
Marketing • 4 Handlers of merchantable product handled. • Administer quality & volume regulations
• 1 Public Member • Oversee promotion program
Board • Voted on by growers & handlers • Provide industry production & use statistics
(HMB) & appointed by the US Secretary of Agriculture
Oregon • 6 Growers (geographic rep) Growers are assessed $20 per ton of • Administer Oregon State Commodity Commission Act
• 1 Handler merchantable product sold to handler. • Administer production research with OSU & private entities
Hazelnut • 1 Public Member Handlers collect funds & send to OHC. • Work with OSU Extension
Commission • Suggested by NGS & then appointed • Responsible for commodity commission legislation
(OHC) by the Oregon Director of Agriculture • Responsible for working with EPA to obtain special use chemicals
Nut Growers • 5 Growers (geographic rep) Dues ($100 annually). • Disseminate industry information from other organizations
Society (NGS) • 1 OSU Extension Sponsorships. via the newsletter & proceedings of the annual meeting
OF OREGON, • Growers nominated & voted • Hold Annual Winter Meeting
WASHINGTON on by growers • Hold Summer Tour
& BRITISH COLUMBIA
Associated • 3 Officers OHC Contracts with NGS to do Summer • Federal & State legislative matters
Oregon Hazelnut • 3 Largest Handlers & Winter Trade Shows. • Other industry issues as needed
• NGS President
Industries • Person familiar with current issue
(AOHI) AOHI is pursuing
The Nut Growers Society sponsors two
meetings each year where hazelnut
growers can attend workshops, tour
orchards, visit with packers, and peruse
trade booths for hazelnut farming related
industries and equipment manufacturers.
The Annual Meeting takes place every
January at OSU and the Summer Tour
every August at rotating locations.
16 | Filberts.comHAZELNUT INDUSTRY OFFICE HAS MOVED TO WILSONVILLE, OR
ON THE MOVE
The office houses the Hazelnut Marketing Board, the Oregon Hazelnut
Commission, the Nut Growers Society of Oregon, Washington and
British Columbia, and the Associated Oregon Hazelnut Industries. The
staff of four each have specific responsibilities but work in concert to
achieve the goals of the four organizations.
The office staff works closely with handler and grower members of the
Hazelnut Marketing Board to provide production statistics, ensure
hazelnuts meet high quality standards, instigate market research, and
engage in grant programs to promote hazelnuts domestically and
abroad. It is funded by a $12 per ton assessment by handlers.
On the Commission side, staff assists with organizing meetings for
researchers and growers to develop priorities, contracts for research
projects, and reports to growers of research results. It is funded by a
$20 per ton assessment to growers.
The Nut Growers Society is the information transfer entity, responsible for transferring research and promotion information
to growers via newsletters, annual meetings, and the annual Proceedings. It also provides opportunities for growers and
vendors to connect. It is funded via memberships and sponsor income.
The Associated Oregon Hazelnut Industries is the regulatory arm of the industry. Staff works closely to transfer information
from the Public Affairs Counsel to an industry committee of growers and handlers to keep abreast of regulations occurring
on the state level. It is funded via a contract with the Nut Growers Society for vendor spaces.
Staff members welcome grower visits to the office at 29100 SW Town Center Loop W, Wilsonville, OR 97070.
They can be reached at 503-582-8420, by visiting www.oregonhazelnuts.org, or by email at
hazelnut@oregonhazelnuts.org.
Oregon Hazelnut Industry Office
29100 SW Town Center Loop W
Wilsonville, OR 97070 Polly Owen, Research Manager
Filberts.com | 17HAZELNUT INDUSTRY
GROWER ADVOCACY The Hazelnut Growers Bargaining Association (HGBA) is a farmers’ cooperative
established in 1972. The grower-member association was created to provide growers
and processors transparency and stability in the buying and selling of hazelnuts.
288 75%
Active Amount of today's total
Members crop represented
WHY JOIN THE HGBA? BENEFITS OF HGBA MEMBERSHIP
As one of the most transparent and pro-farmer • Supports grower involvement and uniform pricing
contracts in the entire U.S., the HGBA is the envy of • Sets payment terms within 45 days of final delivery
other commodity groups. We have a strong industry • Negotiates early guaranteed minimum price
because of our open dialogue, cooperation, and trust • Transparent market intelligence
established between growers and processors. • Strong membership to advocate for growers
• Multiple packer support
ADVOCATES FOR GROWERS
The HGBA contract is unique to our industry. As a SUPPORTS ITS PROCESSORS
pro-grower contract, it sets a guaranteed starting The contract supports its processors by clearly defining
price in the fall, which member cash processors are rules for grading, dockage, cleaning and drying,
required to pay growers regardless of market transportation, payment terms, and requiring that
fluctuations. Because of this contract, Oregon farmers packers treat all their growers the same.
can count on a specific price, giving them all the
upside over the entire market year, without the
downside risk.
MANAGEMENT TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Terry Ross Doug Olsen | PRESIDENT Bill Bauer Zach Christensen
Ken Pietrok Scholls, Oregon Eugene, Oregon McMinnville, Oregon
Frank Prantl Bruce Chapin | VICE PRESIDENT Lance Kirk Jim Pardey
Jim Parsons Salem, Oregon Independence, Oregon Hubbard, Oregon
Terry Ross 503-278-2912 Justin Scharf | SECRETARY Dwayne Bush Steve Horning
HazelnutBargaining.com Amity, Oregon Junction City, Oregon Monroe, Oregon
PO Box 767 | Amity, OR 97101
Barney Kropf | TREASURER Sean Kohlmeyer Lori Pavlicek
Harrisburg, Oregon Gaston, Oregon Mt. Angel, Oregon
OREGON’S HGBA MEMBER PROCESSORS
18 | Filberts.comOREGON HAZELNUTS’ MARKETING LEADER
Financially Strong for the Future
of Oregon Hazelnut Growers
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