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2022 Hazelnut production forecast down 12 percent
September 16, 2022
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Hazelnut production in Oregon is forecast to be 68,000 tons, according to the objective yield survey conducted by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Oregon Field Office. If realized, this would be a 12 percent decrease from last year’s record high crop of 77,500 tons. Bearing acreage increased this year to 68,000 […]
Avoid foodborne illness when preserving food at home
May 31, 2022
ATHENS, Ga. — As home canning season approaches, a University of Georgia food safety expert stressed the need for proper precautions to avoid foodborne illness. A recent death in Washington state was attributed to botulism, a toxin that is a byproduct of the heat-resistant spores of a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum that likely originated from a […]