Polly Owen
Polly Owen is the Manager of the Oregon Hazelnut Industry Office. The office is comprised of the Hazelnut Marketing Board, which administers Federal Marketing Order 982; the Oregon Hazelnut Commission, which is responsible for production research; and the Nut Growers Society of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, which is the industry trade association. She has worked for the industry since 1995. Prior to that, she raised cattle and sheep and served as Chairman of the National Livestock and Meat Board. She has a degree in Food Science and Technology from Oregon State University.
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Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts, also called filberts, have provided food for Indigenous peoples in the Northern Hemisphere since the glacial age. Two varieties are important to Oregon. Corylus Cornuta var. californica grows wild in the state and is now planted for erosion control and wildlife habitat. C. avellana L., which settlers brought to …
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