Harvest has just gotten underway, so work starts dark and early at the new processing facility. They receive 160,000 pounds of hazelnuts an hour from 180 farmers/growers in the Willamette Valley.

Plenty of Oregon farms grow hazelnuts — including one processor that’s running off the sun and helping shape the future of the hazelnut business.

NEWBERG, Ore. — In 1976, three Oregon hazelnut farmers — John Newell, Dick Birkemeier and Ben Mitchell Jr. — partnered to form Willamette Hazelnut. TrendingWSU veterinary hospital closes to ...

For the last few months, the hazelnut processing plant in Hubbard has been pushing out nuts on nothing but the power of the hot, summer sun. The plant, owned by NW Hazelnut Company, is, according ...

The ribbon was cut Sept. 1 at the first all-solar hazelnut processing plant in Hubbard, Oregon. The plant is owned by NW Hazelnut Company.

While the Firestone Processing Co.’s decision to shut down is sad news for many farmers, experts don’t anticipate the loss of the packer will destabilize the state’s hazelnut industry.

JUNCTION CITY — Harvest time is just weeks away, and it's looking like another good season for Harper Farms. Bryan Harper said his 480-acre hazelnut farm south of Junction City already has ...

While the world leaders in hazelnut production are Turkey, Italy, and Georgia, Oregon produces 99 percent of the U.S. hazelnut crop and this year, the crop is expected to be especially excellent.