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• March 7, 2010 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article is "Using the Research Tools of the Northern Nut Growers Association"
  by Jerome Henkin
   
• March 7, 2010 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see two new requests for scion wood exchange.
   
• March 7, 2010 - Calendar Page
  Click here to find information about the Michigan Nut Growers Annual Meeting.
   
• February 27, 2010 - Calendar Page
  Click here to find information about the First Annual Upper Midwest Hazelnut Growers Conference.
   
• Feb. 7, 2010 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Collection and Handling of Dormant Scion Wood of Pecan, Hickory and Walnut"
  by David G. Johnson
   
• Feb. 7, 2010 - State Organizations
  Contact information for the Ohio Pawpaw Growers Association has been changed on the state organization page.
   
• Feb. 7, 2010 - Chestnut Identification Article
  A comprehensive article about chestnut tree identification written by Sandra Anagnostakis has been added. It includes pictures and detailed descriptions of European, Japanese, Chinese and American Chestnut Trees and Chinquapins so that the reader can distinguish one type of chestnut tree from another.
   
• Feb. 7, 2009 - 2009 Stakeholders Report
  Click here to read or download the Stakeholders Report.
   
• Jan. 7, 2010 - State Organizations
  Contact information for the Eastern Chapter of the Society of Ontario Nut Growers (ECSONG) has been changed on the state organization page.
   
• Jan. 7, 2010 - Library Update
  Annual Reports for 2002 to 2005 are now available to be borrowed by NNGA members or for purchase from the Library by members and non-members. Visit the Annual Report Section of the NNGA Library for details.
   
• Jan. 7, 2010 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Putting Quality Back in Northern Nuts" by R. D. Campbell
   
• Dec. 7, 2009 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Breeding Better Walnuts for the Southeast" by David N. Griffith
   
• Dec. 7, 2009 - Calendar Page
  Click here to find information about the 101st Annual NNGA Meeting.
   
• Dec. 7, 2009 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see a new request for scionwood exchange.
   
• Nov. 7, 2009 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Stratifying Black Walnuts and Butternuts" by Jerry Henkin
   
• Nov. 7, 2009 - Nut News
  A new article has been added to Nut News. It is "Research into Expansion of the Hazelnut Growing Region is Funded".
   
• Nov. 7, 2009 - Calendar Page
  Click here to find information about the Technical Meeting of the Society of Ontario Nut Growers (SONG).
   
• Nov. 7, 2009 - Nut Nutrition
  "Which Nuts are Best for Heart Health?".
   
• Oct. 7, 2009 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "The Power of Plantics" by Douglas Campbell
   
• Oct. 7, 2009 - Calendar Page
  Click here to find information about the fall meeting of the New York Nut Growers Association.
   
• Oct. 7, 2009 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here to learn about and link to a comprehensive bibliography of butternut resources.
   
• Sept. 7, 2009 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Transplanting in Fall of Northern Pecan and Hickory Near Buffalo, NY"
  by John Gordon
   
• September 7, 2009 - New Recipe Added to Recipes Page
  Click here to learn how to prepare a banana-nut "popsicle" - a healthy refreshing treat.
   
• August 15, 2009 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article is "Foliar Analyses for Improved Nut Production: Step 2"
  by William Reid and Dr. Jerry VanSambeek
   
• August 7, 2009 - The Centennial Cookbook: Our Nut Recipes Now Available!
  Enjoy putting your nuts to use in over 200 recipes for bread, main courses, desserts, soups and more! The NNGA CAP group used their collective knowledge to produce this book of nut recipes in honor of NNGA's Centennial Anniversary.
   
• August 7, 2009 - NNGA "Nutware"
  See and purchase the centennial tee shirt commemorating NNGA's centennial. These tee shirts come in a number of sizes and can be worn by men and women.
   
• August 7, 2009 - Library Update
  The NNGA library has acquired the material listed below:
  Annual Meetings of the Nut Growers Society of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, 1987 TO 2008 that are of particular interest to commercial growers of hazelnut.
   
• July 15, 2009 - NNGA Marketplace Page
  We welcome Bag-A-Nut to the NNGA Marketplace Page. Learn how you can make your nut harvest more manageable.
   
• July 7, 2009 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article is "Foliar Analyses for Improved Nut Production: Step 1"
  by William Reid and Dr. Jerry VanSambeek
   
• June 7, 2009 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Boosting Tree Growth with Solar Powered roots" by R.D. Campbell
   
• June 7, 2009 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here to learn about the Hazelnut Consortium.
   
• May 7, 2009 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see three new requests for scionwood exchange.
   
• May 7, 2009 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Propagating the Concept of Tree Crops" by Mark Judelson
   
• May 7, 2009 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for a link a site which deals in bushel baskets for harvesting nuts, fruits and vegetables.
   
• April 4, 2009 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Nut Growing on Small Lots" by Douglas Campbell
   
• April 4, 2009 - Library Update
  The NNGA library has acquired the material listed below:
  Fruit and Nut Production by Brenda Olcott-Reid and William Reid
   
• March 7, 2009 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Harnessing Heartnut for Production
  by Douglas Campbell
   
• March 7, 2009 - Library Update
  The NNGA library has acquired the material listed below:
  Chestnut - Three books about the American chestnut.
   
• March 7, 2009 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see new requests for scionwood and offerings of scionwood in exchange.
   
• March 7, 2009 - NNGA Grants
  Updated contact information has been added for use by those seeking grants for projects.
   
• Feb. 7, 2009 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Why Mulch?"
  by Lee Reich
   
• Feb. 7, 2009 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for links to a blog about nut nutrition and health benefits, unique recipes, nut history and lore. This blog invites comments and recipes from visitors.
   
• Feb. 7, 2009 - Library Update
  The following sections of the online library have acquired the material listed below:
  Pecan - Texas Pecan Handbook and a book about past and present pecan cultivars
  Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture Research Education (SARE) publications on clean energy farming plus SARE's 20th Anniversary publication
   
• Feb. 7, 2009 - 2008 Stakeholders Report
  Click here to read or download the Stakeholders Report.
   
• Jan. 7, 2009 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see new requests for scionwood and offerings of scionwood in exchange.
   
• Jan. 7, 2009 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Heartnuts: A Fifty Year Passion"
  by Elton Papple
   
• Jan. 7, 2009 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for links to a site about the American Chestnut.
   
• Jan. 7, 2009 - Library Update
  The following sections of the online library have acquired the material listed below:
  Hazelnut - a technical article on hazelnut hybridization.
  
   
• Dec. 7, 2008 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "PEST ALERT: Walnut Twig Beetle and Thousand Cankers Disease of Black Walnut"
  from Dept. of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University
   
• Dec. 7, 2008 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see new requests for scionwood and offerings of scionwood in exchange.
   
• Nov. 10, 2008 - Calendar Update
  A meeting of the Indiana Nut Growers Association has been added to the calendar.
   
• Nov. 7, 2008 - NNGA 100th Annual Meeting Announced
  Indiana to host NNGA's 100th Annual Meeting in 2009
   
• Nov. 7, 2008 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Walnut Hidden in the Forgotten Woods Adjoining Creeks"
  by Harlan L. Palm
   
• Oct. 6, 2008 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "How to Process Black Walnuts for Eating"
  by Jerome Henkin
   
• Oct. 6, 2008 - Calendar Update
  The centennial meeting of the Northern Nut Growers Association (NNGA) has been added to the calendar.
   
• Oct. 6, 2008 - Macadamia Expert
  Dr. Mike Nagao, a professor and horticulturist at Hawaii University and a macadamia researcher for the USDA ARS Extension Office in Hilo Hawaii has agreed to act as an expert on macadamia nuts for the NNGA.
   
• Oct. 6, 2008 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see new requests for scionwood and offerings of scionwood in exchange.
   
• Sept. 2, 2008 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Management of Microbial Decay of Fresh Chestnuts in Michigan"
  by Irwin R. Donis-González and Dennis W. Fulbright
   
• August 6, 2008 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Online Tool Available for Identifying and Selecting Black Walnut Cultivars"
  by Michele R. Warmund and Mark V. Coggeshall
   
• July 7, 2008 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Fruit Drop in Pecan is Enhanced by Extreme Drought"
  by Darrell Sparks
   
• June 6, 2008 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Bench Grafting Nut Trees"
  by Leslie H. Wilmoth
   
• May 4, 2008 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for a link to an extensive macadamia library.
   
• May 4, 2008 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Bench Grafting Pecans, Hicans and Hickories"
  by John O. Brittain
   
• May 4, 2008 - Library Updates
  The following sections of the online library have acquired the material listed below:
  Persian Walnut - a video tape about control of the walnut husk fly
  Nuts - a DVD of facts about pecan, macadamia, pistachio, English walnut, peanuts, etc.
  Trees and tree care - Fruit Pesticide Handbook; Pesticide Applicator Training Manual; Woody Plant Propagation
   
• April 7, 2008 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Genetic Selection and Fertilization Provide Increased Nut Production"
  by J. E. Jones, H.E. Garrett, J. Haines and E.F. Loewenstein
   
• April 7, 2008 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for links to two sites: One deals entirely with pinon pine as a wild native nut and the other provides resources for pinon harvesters, land managers, brokers and consumers.
  Click here for a link a site to learn about Ozark native pecans.
  Click here for a link a site devoted to improving perennial plants for food and bioenergy.
   
• April 7, 2008 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see new requests for scionwood and offerings of scionwood in exchange.
   
• April 7, 2008 - NNGA Marketplace Page
  We welcome Wayne Denton, the new owner of Hunt's Nut Cracker, to the NNGA Marketplace Page.
   
• March 7, 2008 - NNGA "Nutware"
  See and purchase the new caps commemorating NNGA's upcoming centennial. These caps are a variety of colors and styles that will appeal to both men and women.
   
• March 5, 2008 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Piñon Pine Seed Production, Collection, and Storage"
  by Richard M. Jeffers
   
• March 5, 2008 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see new requests for scionwood and offerings of scionwood in exchange.
   
• February 5, 2008 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Kernel Development in Pecan - A Function of Soil Water"
  by Darrell Sparks
   
• February 5, 2008 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see new requests for scionwood and offerings of scionwood in exchange.
   
• February 5, 2008 - Stakeholders Report
  Click here to read or download the Stakeholder Report.
   
• February 5, 2008 - Library Update
  New books have been added to the library:
  agriculture section - Building Soils for Better Crops
  Miscellaneous Section - The Ram Nut Diet
   
• January 7, 2008 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Nut Sizing Period in Pecan and Soil Water"
  by Darrell Sparks
   
• January 6, 2008 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see new requests for scionwood and offerings of scionwood in exchange.
   
• January 6, 2008 - Cultivar Inventory Review Committee Co-Chairs Answer Your Questions
  Learn how the cultivar Inventory Database can help you.
   
• January 6, 2008 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for a link to Clemson University which offers access to pawpaw crop publications and articles on container production of pawpaw and genetic diversity of pawpaw.
  Click here for a link a site dedicated to the American Pawpaw--growing it, using it and educating people about it.
   
• December 7, 2007 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Pecan Scab Control - Grower Application of a Climatic Approach"
  by Darrell Sparks
   
• December 7, 2007 - New Cultivar Entry Form is now online
  Sharing information can be of great help to new and experienced nut growers and to researchers. Provide information about the cultivars you grow by filling out the new cultivar information form. NNGA will input your information into a cultivar inventory database.
   
• November 7, 2007 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Effect of the Male Parent on Nut Weight in Chestnut"
  by Sandra L. Anagnostakis
   
• October 3, 2007 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Freeze Injury to Black Walnut Plantations"
  by Edward M. Hayes
   
• September 7, 2007 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Semi-Automated Mechanical Walnut Harvester"
  by B.L. Hanson and G. L. Hanson
   
• July 31, 2007 - NNGA Marketplace Page
  We welcome CALM, a storage system for nuts, to the NNGA Marketplace.
   
• July 23, 2007 - NNGA "Nutware"
  See the latest in nut grower fashions.
   
• July 17, 2007 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "A Project to Produce Commercial Quality Persian Walnut Clones for the Southeastern U.S."
  by Cecil W. Farris
   
• June 4, 2007 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Interest in Pecans Spreads to China and Japan"
  article provided by Wes Rice
   
• June 4, 2007 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see new requests for scionwood and offerings of scionwood in exchange.
   
• June 4, 2007 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for a link to a site offering on-line education for those who grow nut crops.
  Click here for a link to the oak section of our off-site resources page where you will find a description of and link to a new database of oak names.
   
• May 6, 2007 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Oriental Chestnut Growing in Northwestern Michigan"
  by L.L. Coulter
   
• May 6, 2007 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see new requests for scionwood and offerings of scionwood in exchange.
   
• May 6, 2007 - NNGA Roots, a new series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written by A.A. Beauchamp, a new member way back in 1938. Its title is: "How the Northern Nut Growers Association Looks to a Newcomer."
   
• April 12, 2007 - 98th NNGA Annual Meeting Information
  Includes a link to the registration form and details about room and board, special events, CAP activities, speakers, the auction, etc.
   
• April 10, 2007 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see new requests for scionwood and offerings of scionwood in exchange.
   
• April 10, 2007 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "The Best Pecans for Ontario"
  by Douglas Campbell
   
• April 10, 2007 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for a link to a site belonging to a farm in England which specializes in breeding apples not found in supermarkets. This farm is fighting the standardization of fruit imposed by large supermarkets.
   
• March 9, 2007 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was researched by Roxane Lyons. Its title is:
  "Historic Home Once Owned by John W. Hershey, Nut Culturist."
   
• March 7, 2007 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Seguin Chestnut: A Precocious, Dwarf Chestnut Species for Chestnut Breeding Programs and Food Source for WIldlife"
  by Hongwen, Fenny Dane and Joseph D. Norton
   
• February 8, 2007 - NNGA 98th Annual Meeting
  Passport Requirements / Meeting Information
   
• February 5, 2007 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "The Paper Barked Hazel of China" by Cecil W. Farris
   
• February 5, 2007 - Calendar Update
  The Missouri Woodlands Owner Conference and the Master Grafter Session have been added.
   
• February 5, 2007 - Scionwood Swap Page
  Click here to see new requests for scionwood and offerings of scionwood in exchange.
   
• February 5, 2007 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for a description of and link to a nut and fruit nutrition site.
   
• February 5, 2007 - Stakeholders Report
  Click here to read or download the Stakeholder Report.
   
• January 6, 2007 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Starting A Commercial Hazelnut Orchard" by Sid Grinnell
   
• December 6, 2006 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "The Fight to Control Eastern Filbert Blight" by Cecil W. Farris
   
• December 6 2006 - Nut News
  A new article has been added to Nut News. It is "Scientists Work to Save The Butternut Tree".
   
• November 3, 2006 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Successful Establishment of Nut Trees" by R. Douglas Campbell
   
• November 3, 2006 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for a description of and link to a new chestnut co-operative.
   
• October 6, 2006 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Survival of Juglans Hindsii in the East" by David G. Johnson
    Transplanting in Fall of Northern Pecan and Hickory Near Buffalo, NY
• September 6, 2006 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for a description of a site about chinquapin chestnut.
   
• September 6, 2006 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "1995 Butternut Observations" by Charles Spurgeon
   
• September 6, 2006 - Scion Exchange Page
  Click here to see new exchange requests that have been added. These are identified by a "new" tag.
   
• August 6, 2006 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Perfecting the Walnut" by Clive Simms
   
• July 7, 2006 - Nut News
  A new article has been added to Nut News. It is "Oriental Gall Wasp in Ohio--An Update"
  by Bob Stehli.
   
• July 6, 2006 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Tips on Hazelnut Culture" by Cecil W. Farris
   
• June 7, 2006 - Library Update
  New books and articles on small scale farming and sustainable agriculture were added to the agriculture section of the library.
   
• June 7, 2006 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Better Black Walnuts" by Archie Sparks
   
• May 7, 2006 - Nut News
  A new article has been added to Nut News. It is "Pine Nuts and Almonds May Help You Lose Weight".
   
• May 7, 2006 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Black walnut: The History, Use and Unrealized Potential"
  by Bob Chenoweth
   
• April 6, 2006 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Controlling Copper-Tolerant Bacteria in Walnut"
  by Mark Crawford
   
• March 5, 2006 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Thirteen Moons Does Not Mean Low Rainfall"
  by Darrell Sparks
   
• March 5, 2006 - New Membership Categories Added to On-line Membership Forms
  The following life membership categories were added: Bronze Life Membership, Silver Life Membership and Gold Life Membership. Visit form.html to renew your membership or become a member.
   
• February 9, 2006 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Progress in Chinese Chestnut Breeding at Auburn University"
  by Hongwen Huang, Joseph D. Norton, Fenny Dane and George E. Boyhan
   
• February 9, 2006 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for a description of a site which specializes in gardening.
   
• February 9, 2006 - An article by Bernard Contre was added to the library:
  "Cueillie des Noix au Quebec". It is written in French.
   
• January 6, 2006 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was
  "Germplasm Introduction as it Relates to Nut Crops at the Davis Repository"
  by Dr. George A. White
   
• December 6, 2005 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was
  "Almond Growing in California" by Warren C. Micke
   
• December 6, 2005 - A number of books have been added to the NNGA Library which we have listed our on-line library pages. NNGA members can borrow these. Below is a list of library categories to which the books and pamphlets have been added:
  General (Nut Growing, Sustainable Agriculture, Nut Nutrition and Weight Control), Pecan, Hazelnut, Pawpaw, Persimmon, Black Walnut, Chestnut, Miscellaneous (a work of fiction set in a pecan orchard).
   
• November 6, 2005 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was
  "Observations of Eastern Filbert Blight" by R. Douglas Campbell
   
• November 6, 2005 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1915 by C.A. Reed. Its title is:
  "An appeal to Owners of Hardy Nut Trees."
   
• November 6, 2005 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for a description of and link to a site devoted to distributing knowledge about trees and to their preservation. The site is currently emphasizing conifers.
  Click here for a description of and link to a site with many recipes including the following nuts: almond, black walnut, pecan, macadamia, pine nut, cashews.
   
• November 6, 2005 - Nut News
  A new article has been added to Nut News. It is "Eating Nuts Can Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease".
   
• October 9, 2005 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was
  "Walnut Fertilization and Recommendations for Wood and Nut Production" by Felix Ponder, Jr.
   
• October 9, 2005 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1977 by Homer L. Jacobs Its title is:
  "Ornamental Nut Trees--Sleeping Beauties."
   
• September 5, 2005 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was
  "Alley Cropping in Southeast Nebraska" by Ron Heskett
   
• September 5, 2005 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1915 by Dr. J. Russell Smith. Its title is:
  "New Tree Crops and a New Agriculture."
   
• August 4, 2005 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was
  "Cultivar Database--What Do We Want to Know?" by David Johnson, Sandra Anagnostakis, Douglas Campbell and Dennis Fulbright
   
• July 8, 2005 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was
  "The Use of Tree Shelters in Black Walnut Culture" by Felix Ponder, Jr.
   
• July 8, 2005 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1930 by J.F. Wilkinson. Its title is:
  "Experiments and Observations in Searching for Best Seedling Nut Trees."
   
• July 8, 2005 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here for a description of and link to a site about the healthy properties of nuts and how they fight various diseases.
   
• June 6, 2005 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1977 by R.D. Campbell. Its title is:
  "The Establishment of the Niagara Nut Grove--A New Concept for Conservation Areas in Ontario."
   
• May 8, 2005 - Nut News
  A new article has been added to Nut News. It is "Nuts Cut Risk of Gall Stones and Advanced Macular Degeneration".
   
• May 7, 2005 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Anti-cancer and Pesticidal Components of Paw Paw" by Jerry L. McLaughlin
   
• May 7, 2005 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1920 by Dr. Charles Lathrop Pack. Its title is:
  "Greatest Power Producing Engine is the Nut Tree--Make Nut Trees Your Middle Man in Fighting Food Cost."
   
• April 7, 2005 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was
  "Foncannon's Carpathian Walnuts--Been There, Done That: 40 Years of Carpathian Walnuts"
  by Robert Foncannon
   
• April 7, 2005 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1940 by Dr. V.A. Pertzoff. Its title is:
  "The Chestnut in Southern France"
   
• April 7, 2005 - State Organizations
  Contact information for the Southwest Missouri Nut Growers Association has been added to the state organization page.
   
• April 7, 2005 - NNGA Grant Guidelines
  Click here for revised research grant guidelines and for research grant fund disbursement procedures.
   
• March 7, 2005 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "The Heartnut--Untapped Potential"
  by Ernie Grimo
   
• March 7, 2005 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1930 by Willard G. Bixby. Its title is:
  "Beechnuts"
   
• February 7, 2005 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Comparing Pecan to Hickory in Northern Erie County, NY"
  by John H. Gordon, Jr.
   
• February 7, 2005 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1913 by E.A. Riehl. Its title is:
  "George W. Endicott - The Boone Chestnut".
   
• January 7, 2005 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "The Indiana Butternut Survey--An Update"
  by Mark V. Coggeshall
   
• January 7, 2005 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1911 by Henry Hales. Its title is:
  "Hales' Paper Shell Hickory."
   
• December 7, 2004 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Epicormic Sprouts on Branch Segments of Adult Black Walnut for In Vitro Culture"
  by J.W. Van Sambeek, Lisa J. Lambus and John E. Preece
   
• November 6, 2004 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article is "The Canadian Prairie Walnut Distribution Program Report"
  by Ernie Grimo
   
• October 7, 2004 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Kernel Quality in Northern Pecans"
  by R. Douglas Campbell
   
• October 7, 2004 - The Nutshell on the Web?
  Click here to learn more.
   
• September 7, 2004 - Marketplace Page
  We welcome Woodward's Walnut World, specialists in black walnuts and red walnuts, to our Marketplace page.
  We welcome Girolami Farms, specializing in chestnuts and and chestnut gift baskets, to our Marketplace Page.
   
• September 6, 2004 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Meristematic Dieback of Greenhouse-Grown Pawpaw is Associated with Soil pH"
  by Mario Mandujano and Dennis W. Fulbright
   
• August 8, 2004 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Establishing a Nut Tree Planting"
  by R.D. Campbell
   
• July 8, 2004 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Dream Tree: Pecan-Characteristics of the Ideal Tree"
  by L.J. Grauke
   
• July 8, 2004 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1912 by T.P. Littlepage. Its title is:
  "Fraudulent and Uninformed Promoters."
   
• June 7, 2004 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Diversity and Abundance of Cultivated Varieties of Filberts in Belarus"
  by P.I. Volovich and P.I. Chripach
   
• June 7, 2004 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1919 by Matthew Henry Hoover. Its title is:
  "The Farms by the Side of the Road."
   
   
• May 7, 2004 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1923 by Dr. L.C. Corbett. Its title is:
  "Address by Dr. L. C. Corbett"
   
• May 7, 2004 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Cultivar Registry: Hican Report"
  by Ronald B. Curtis
   
• April 3, 2004 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "European Filbert in Estonia"
  by Kalyu Kask
   
• April 3, 2004 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1928 by Willard Bixby. Its title is:
  "The Possibilities of a Nut Arboretum."
   
• March 6, 2004 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Evaluation of English Walnuts" by George Dickum
   
• March 6, 2004 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1926 by B. T. Galloway. Its title is:
  "Plant Introduction As Applied to Blight-Resistant Chestnuts and Related Crops."
   
• February 3, 2004 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Dream Tree: Carpathian Walnut"
  by Robert A. Foncannon
   
• February 3, 2004 - NNGA Roots, a series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1925 by Z. H. Ellis. Its title is:
  "The Farthest Northern U.S. Nut Culture"
   
• January 5, 2004 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "The Unpaved Road"
  by R. D. Campbell
   
• January 5, 2004 - NNGA Roots, a new series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1921 by Willard G. Bixby. Its title is:
  "Where May the Northern Pecan Be Expected to Bear."
   
• December 6, 2003 - New Recipes Added to Recipes Page
  Click here for two lower fat, reduced calorie recipe's which include nuts.
  
   
• December 6, 2003 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Phosphorus: The Belle of the Soil"
  by George D. Scarseth
   
• December 6, 2003 - NNGA Roots, a new series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1914 by J. G. Rush. Its title is:
  "The History of the Persian Walnut in Pennsylvania."
   
• November 7, 2003 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Developing Winter Hardy Filberts"
  by P.P. Badalov
   
• November 7, 2003 - NNGA Roots, a new series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1913 by J Russell Smith. Its title is:
  "Forage Nuts and the Chestnut and Walnut in Europe."
   
• October 9, 2003 - A Guide to Nut Tree Culture in North America, Vol. 1 Now Available!
  This long awaited book, over 10 years in the making, can now be purchased right on this Web site. Click here for a detailed description of the book that the nut tree-growing world has been waiting for. Also described is "The Hazel Tree" by Cecil Farris, which can also be purchased here.
   
• October 6, 2003 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Selection of Walnut for Winter-Hardiness and Nut Quality"
  by P.P. Badalov and K.P. Badalov
   
• October 6, 2003 - NNGA Roots, a new series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1945 by George L. Slate. Its title is: "Nut Culture as a Hobby"
   
• October 6, 2003 - Marketplace Page
  We welcome Kania Traps to our Marketplace page.
   
• September 6, 2003 - Nut News
  A new article has been added to Nut News. It is "Oriental Chestnut Gall Wasp Found in N. E. Ohio"
  by Bob Stehli
   
• September 6, 2003 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Dream Tree: Heartnut"
  by Malcolm Olson
   
• September 6, 2003 - NNGA Roots, a new series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1945 by J.F. Tiedke. Its title is: "Growing Pecans Saved Me from Financial Ruin"
   
• August 11, 2003 - Addition to NNGA Off-Site Resources
  Click here to learn about sites dealing pine nuts. The sites discuss land management policies and the commercial history of pine nuts.
   
• August 6, 2003 - NNGA Roots, a new series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written in 1945 by L. H. Mac Daniels. Its title is: "Editor's Note"
   
• August 6, 2003 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Alley Cropping in Southeast Nebraska"
  by Ron Heskett
   
• July 6, 2003 - NNGA Roots, a new series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article, written in 2003 by Rose Powell, Sally Martyn and Tucker Hill, was "NNGA Centennial Quilt"
   
• July 6, 2003 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Evaluation of the Chestnut Cultivar 'Colossal' in Michigan"
  by Dennis W. Fulbright and Mario Mandujano
  This article, originally published in 1999, includes a 2003 update.
   
• June 11, 2003 - Marketplace Page
  We welcome Kenkel Nutcracker to our Marketplace Page. Click here to learn more about the nutcracker.
   
• June 6, 2003 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "The Internet: Resource for Nut Marketers and Growers"
  by Marsha Henkin
   
• May 8, 2003 - Marketplace Page
  We welcome Walnut-hills.com, specialists in English Walnut, to our Marketplace Page. Click here to learn more about what Walnut-hills has to offer.
   
• May 6, 2003 - NNGA Roots, a new series exploring the contributions and experiences of past members
  This month's article was written by Carl Weschcke, a past president of NNGA. Its title is: "What the Winter of 1940-41 Did to Nut Trees Near St. Paul, Minn"
   
• May 6, 2003 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Show and Tell Session, Painesville, Ohio"
  by R. D. Campbell, Moderator
   
• April 3, 2003 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Laterally-fruitful Black Walnut Cultivars"
  by Cyril Bish
   
• March 5, 2003 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Edible Pine Nuts for Northern Climates"
  by Charles and Lina Rhora
  This article, written in 1999, contains updates sent by the author in 2003.
   
• February 3, 2003 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Eighteen Years of Heartnut Experience"
  by John H. Gordon
   
• January 5, 2003 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Research on the Pawpaw at the University of Maryland"
  by Neal Peterson
   
• December 5, 2002 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Chestnut Roots" by Sandra L. Anagnostakis
   
• November 6, 2002 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Drought Can Suppress Pecan Fruit During Early Stage of Development"
  by Darrell Sparks
   
• October 5, 2002 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "The Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC)"
  by Keith E. Woeste and Charles H. Michler
   
• September 6, 2002 - Marketplace Page
  The Nut Wizard, a nut and fruit gathering tool, is introduced to our Marketplace page.
  We welcome Rhora Nut Farm and Nursery to our Marketplace page. Learn about their inoculants and visit their extensive catalog.
  
   
• September 6, 2002 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Walnut Trees in Europe" by Larry R. Severeid and Gery van der Kelen
   
• August 2, 2002 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Pecan Leaf Scab From Overwintering Lesions--A Case for Sanitation"
  by Darrell Sparks
   
• July 3, 2002 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Ground Cover and Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Influence Pecan Tree Nutrient Status"
  by William Reid
   
• June 6, 2002 - Marketplace Page
  We welcome back Charlotte Waltz whose business buys and sells seed, and provides hulling and seed cleaning services.
   
• June 5, 2002 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "The Influence of Low Temperature Storage on the Germination Rate of Pawpaw Seed"
  by Kirk W. Pomper, Snake C. Jones, and LaTeasa Barnes
   
• May 5, 2002 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Breeding Blight-Resistant American Chestnuts for Adapation to Pennsylvania"
  by Ann Leffel and Bob Leffel
   
• April 3, 2002 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Establishing Chestnut Orchards in Michigan"
  by Dennis W. Fulbright and Mario Mandujano
   
• March 6, 2002 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Ultra-Northern Pecans -- The Good, the Bad and the Mysterious"
  by Wesley Rice
   
• February 4, 2002 - Feature Article of the Month
  This month's article was "Commercial Black Walnut Orchard in Iowa"
  by Billie Hanson
   

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