October is hazelnut season in Oregon. As the fall foliage hits it peak, but before the rains come, the Willamette Valley’s roughly 1,000 hazelnut farmers are busy collecting their crop.
Oregon hazelnut farmers, who supply 99% of hazelnuts in the United States, took a hit. KATU spoke with Shane Ruddell, owner of Rudell Farms about what caused his hazelnut trees significant damage.