Researchers are hunting down the origins and extent of the outbreak of a new Eastern Filbert Blight strain that overcomes the disease resistance bred into Oregon hazelnut trees. Meanwhile, farmers are ...

Eastern filbert blight, a fungal pathogen that kills hazelnut trees, first made its way to the Northwest in the 1960s. Since then, farmers have managed the fungus by pruning infected trees and ...

Rising hazelnut prices are offering Oregon farmers a ray of hope despite a resurgent disease threat, particularly since experts predict the market upturn has staying power. As the 2023 harvest began, ...