- RNZ interviewed Committee member Alison Bentley
- Professor Shawn Mehlenbacher, the long-time leader of the hazelnut breeding program at the Universtity of Oregon, announces his retirement. He introduces his replacement, Gaurab Bhattarai.
https://capitalpress.com/2025/01/31/new-hazelnut-breeder-takes-the-reins-at-oregon-state-university/
- Scientists in Spain are working on techniques to identify where a hazelnut was grown and the cultivar. So far it’s only for hazels from the European region. The first link is a general read, the second links to a scientific paper with more detail.
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-hazelnut-combat-food-fraud.html
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1386142524015336?via%3Dihub
- A Waikato grower uses seaweed for fertiliser.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/coast-and-country-news
- And finally, a Podcast episode dedicated to hazelnuts, produced by Agrifutures Australia.