Hazelnut crop looking good

Oregon’s 2012 harvest projected at about 40,000 tons, fourth- highest in state history

Photo By: Gary AllenA tractor pulling a specially designed implement (below) harvests hazelnuts at a rural Newberg orchard. The tool sifts out twigs, branches, leaves and other debris and deposits the nuts into a large hopper.
   For one of the largest agriculture industries in the region, the harvest is more about patience than it is about speed.



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