Resources for Growers
2022 UMHDI Starter Planting Program
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Interested in hazelnuts and want to start growing? Here's what we recommend:
1. Listen to the podcasts below. 2. Read the Hazelnuts 101 Fact Sheets below. 3. Attend the UMHDI annual conference held each year in March. 4. Find your nearest grower network and get involved. 5. Put some plants in the ground via our Starter Planting Program. We are all waiting for nurseries to propagate our new improved hazelnut varieties. In the meantime, planting seedling hazelnuts is a good way to get started. Click on the image to the right to learn all the details. |
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Hazelnuts 101 - Upper Midwest
If you are new to hazelnuts in the Upper Midwest, here is what we recommend: First, listen to podcast Episode #2: Hazelnuts (above). Then, read through the four Hazelnuts 101 Fact Sheets (below). Next, read through the Buy Plants page of this website to learn about available plant material. Finally, if you are still interested in hazelnuts, find your nearest grower network and get connected.
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Hazelnuts 101 - Other Regions
The Midwestern USA has a very different climate than Oregon, Ontario, and the Atlantic seaboard, but one can always learn something from your neighbors. Be aware the plant materials discussed in these guides are likely not suitable for the harsh climate of the Midwest. Also, harvesting hazelnuts from the orchard floor is likely not possible for most places in the Midwest due to slopes and/or rainfall during the harvest window. Instead, Midwest growers are and will likely harvest direct from the plants using straddle-harvesters.
Technical Reports - Agronomics
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Technical Reports - Breeding
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Technical Reports - Propagation
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Technical Reports - Feeding Hazelnut to Pigs
Many growers are interested in feeding hazelnuts to pigs as a means to produce high quality, hazelnut-finished pork. A series of feeding trials were conducted in 2019 and 2021 evaluating the growth rates of hazelnut fed pigs and the quality of the meats. The results are shown in the bulletins below.
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Technical Reports - Sociology and Economics
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