Although the total amount of cultivated farmland in Oregon is shrinking, filbert acreage is booming.
By Khushboo Rathore
Oregon Journalism Project
While many Oregon farmers pull back amid tariff worries, low crop prices and a difficult labor market, Jeff Newton plans to invest in new hazelnut trees at Christensen Farms near Amity in Yamhill County.
Newton, along with other Oregon hazelnut growers, is waiting for a final tally of the volume of nuts they sold…