Coming Events
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WI Hazelnut Week 2025
The WI Hazelnut Week is back for its fourth year with three field days and the popular Hazelnuts 101 webinar. All events are free and open to the public but registration is strongly requested. Questions can be directed to [email protected]. |
August 19 - Hazelnuts 101 Webinar, 6-7PM
Hosted by Jason Fischbach, this 1 hour webinar will introduce you to hazelnut production in the Upper Midwest. We'll cover plant selection, production, harvest, post-harvest processing, and marketing. Intended for beginning and aspiring hazelnut growers. Upon registration you will be sent the zoom link. The webinar will be recorded and made available on this site after the event.
August 21 - Northern WI Field Day, 2-4PM
Spooner Agricultural Research Station
W6646 Highway 70, Spooner, WI 54801
Meet at the classroom building for a short presentation at 2PM about all things hazelnuts. We'll then tour an (over)mature hazelnut planting and tour the Spooner Hazelnut Go-First Farm. This is a great opportunity for growers to see hazelnuts at all stages of production. The event is free and open to the public. Consider staying after for the annual Spooner Ag Station Twilight Tour which starts at 4PM and offers tons of information for gardeners.
August 22 - Southern WI Field Day - Morning Session - 9-11AM
West Madison Agricultural Research Station
8502 Mineral Point Rd, Verona, WI 53593
The West Madison Agricultural Research Station is home to the UMHDI Joint Performance Trial with the best plants from the UMHDI, Grimo, and Hazelnut Consortium breeding programs. The plants are now mature and this is your chance to see them in action. We'll start with an overview presentation in the classroom building and then tour the planting. The event is free and open to the public.
August 22 - Southern WI Field Day - Afternoon Session - 1-3PM
Savanna Institute North Farm
E6856 WI-60 Trunk, Spring Green, WI 53588
Savanna Institute's North Farm is the very first Hazelnut Go-First Farm. Established in 2022, it is the largest planting of the UMHDI Adventure Series cultivars. The hazelnuts are grown at different spacings in an organic alley-cropping system. If you are interested in commercial hazelnut production in the Upper Midwest this is a must-see planting. The event is free and open to the public. No dogs allowed.
Hosted by Jason Fischbach, this 1 hour webinar will introduce you to hazelnut production in the Upper Midwest. We'll cover plant selection, production, harvest, post-harvest processing, and marketing. Intended for beginning and aspiring hazelnut growers. Upon registration you will be sent the zoom link. The webinar will be recorded and made available on this site after the event.
August 21 - Northern WI Field Day, 2-4PM
Spooner Agricultural Research Station
W6646 Highway 70, Spooner, WI 54801
Meet at the classroom building for a short presentation at 2PM about all things hazelnuts. We'll then tour an (over)mature hazelnut planting and tour the Spooner Hazelnut Go-First Farm. This is a great opportunity for growers to see hazelnuts at all stages of production. The event is free and open to the public. Consider staying after for the annual Spooner Ag Station Twilight Tour which starts at 4PM and offers tons of information for gardeners.
August 22 - Southern WI Field Day - Morning Session - 9-11AM
West Madison Agricultural Research Station
8502 Mineral Point Rd, Verona, WI 53593
The West Madison Agricultural Research Station is home to the UMHDI Joint Performance Trial with the best plants from the UMHDI, Grimo, and Hazelnut Consortium breeding programs. The plants are now mature and this is your chance to see them in action. We'll start with an overview presentation in the classroom building and then tour the planting. The event is free and open to the public.
August 22 - Southern WI Field Day - Afternoon Session - 1-3PM
Savanna Institute North Farm
E6856 WI-60 Trunk, Spring Green, WI 53588
Savanna Institute's North Farm is the very first Hazelnut Go-First Farm. Established in 2022, it is the largest planting of the UMHDI Adventure Series cultivars. The hazelnuts are grown at different spacings in an organic alley-cropping system. If you are interested in commercial hazelnut production in the Upper Midwest this is a must-see planting. The event is free and open to the public. No dogs allowed.
