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CapitalPress.com
April 13, 2018
Willamette Valley
farmers make switch
to hazelnuts Page 4
Stone fruits help
drive Valicoff Fruit’s
growth Page 8
ON THE
COVER
Red Delicious apples make
their way up a conveyor belt
after being rinsed in water at
the Evans Fruit Co. ware-
house in Tieton, Wash.
Photo by David Leder
Hazelnuts become
a tradition for this
family Page 16
Vineyards track
weather, soil
differences Page 21
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