Polly Owen

Polly Owen is the Manager of the Oregon Hazelnut Industry Office. The office is comprised of the Hazelnut Marketing Board, which administers Federal Marketing Order 982; the Oregon Hazelnut Commission, which is responsible for production research; and the Nut Growers Society of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, which is the industry trade association. She has worked for the industry since 1995. Prior to that, she raised cattle and sheep and served as Chairman of the National Livestock and Meat Board. She has a degree in Food Science and Technology from Oregon State University.