In 2010 – 2012 Willamette Filbert Growers has bresented a New Grower’s Planting Forum. We have held our meeting at the Willamette Hazelnut Growers processing facility in Newberg, Oregon, in November.

This spring, we decided to expand to discuss some other topics. We met for a Spring Grower’s Forum at WHG in April.  Rich (with Ben’s input) lead the discussions about Eastern Filbert Blight in Jefferson (and Gasaway hybrids), new variety releases and what needs to be done in the orchards this season. We had over 120 people in attendance, many who were new growers.

Willamette Hazelnut Growers hosted a delicious lunch of pizza, sub-sandwiches, fruit, salad and cookies.  Following lunch, the group moved to Ben’s Jefferson orchards to look at blight in the Jefferson trees.

Willamette Hazelnut Spring Growers Forum