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Hazelnut Research Summary

moved forward in the University of Minnesota’s hazelnut breeding program. That
in this plan ng bore only mediocre nut loads, we iden fied seven above-average
plan ng was comprised of seed propagated plants. Although most of the plants
Hybrid hazelnuts were first planted at the Staples Ag Center in 2000. That first
individuals from it for further evalua on. Of the seven, three are now being

original plan ng was eliminated in fall 2017.

The University of Minnesota’s hazelnut breeding program has now iden fied about a dozen genotypes that we believe have poten al as a commercially viable crop. In spring 2017 we established a new germplasm performance trial at Staples to compare our top material with top genotypes from hazelnut breeding programs elsewhere in eastern North America. Six selec ons from Ontario and two from Nebraska were the first to be planted. Of these, the selec ons from Ontario are clearly the be er adapted, though it is too early to evaluate them for nut produc on. The selec ons from Nebraska str

One of the priori es of the CLC Ag and Energy Center is to promote agricultural literacy. One of the ways we strive to
professionals, farmers, community members, and legislators. Other events include the Upsala Ag Day, Sebeka Ag in
achieve this is through reaching out to the community and the surrounding area through events. Groups that we
interact with include local Staples-Motley students (K-12), CLC Hor culture students, student interns, industry

the Classroom, tour to CLC Intro to Hort. students, STEM, Bridges Career Fair, and FFA compe ons.

Educational Outreach

Educational Outreach

Annual Field Day This event takes place every year in conjunc on with the Staples Railroad Days at the end of August. This event showcases the various research projects and connects community members, legislators, researchers, and area farmers. There were 225 par cipants that a ended in 2019. During lunch, the Ag and Energy Center was awarded by the Minnesota Department of Ag the MN Water Quality Cer fica on. This year areas of topics included water quality, sunflower research, edible bean produc on, and fencing demonstra ons instructed by Kent Solberg with SFA and Crow Wing River