Aglink honors Larry George, Phil Ward

Oregon Aglink will honor hazelnut processor Larry George and long-time ag agency and nonprofit leader Phil Ward during its Denim & Diamonds awards dinner and auction on Nov. 20. The financial struggles involved in farming motivated Larry George to start his hazelnut processing company roughly four decades ago, and he still hasn’t forgotten them. “I come from the perspective of, I know what that does to a family when it is not profitable to grow something,” he said. Now the biggest hazelnut packer in Oregon, George is being honored as Oregon Aglink’s “Agriculturist of the Year.” “Larry has built his business around the belief that growers should receive the greatest possible return for their hazelnuts,” according to the non-profit.

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