What will the election of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) mean for nurseries? According to John Aguirre, executive director of the Oregon Association of Nurseries, the Obama ascendancy offers opportunities as well as challenges. In terms of opportunities, Obama is likely to favor a federal energy policy with incentives for efficiency and alternative sources, greater attention […]
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Did you vote yet? It’s Election Day in the USA, and history will be made as the nation elects either the first African-American president or the first female vice president in American history. But more than that, there are a variety of downticket races that are being watched carefully and nervously, both in Oregon and […]
Risk management training funded
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Oregon State University was awarded a $75,000 partnership agreement award by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), the agency announced Monday. The grants are intended to help provide new ways for producers to manage agricultural risks, and for outreach and educational opportunities to women, limited-resource, and other traditionally underserved farmers and ranchers. […]
A ‘compliance nightmare’
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Employment law attorney Ron Guerra of the firm Jordan Schrader Ramis P.C. has issued his take on the latest proposed permutation of the No Match Rule, which was issued Oct. 23, 2008. He breaks it down in great detail, so if you are an employer affected by this rule, his analysis is well worth reading. […]
An unbelievable e-bounty
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Although Digger magazine is primarily for wholesale growers, retailers and others in the nursery industry, we do have a significant audience among home gardeners and hobbyists who appreciate good information on plants. This post is for you. Oregon State University Extension Service has just released the latest edition of its Northwest Gardeners eNews, and it […]
‘Big Look’ task force calls for changes
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Oregon’s much-heralded and also much-criticized land use system – invented in the 1970s to protect agricultural resource land – could be in for major changes if recommendations from the state-appointed “Big Look” task force come to pass. The 10-member body is recommending more flexibility and more local control, according to an article by Eric Mortenson […]
Spanish DMV tests down 90 percent
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When new Oregon rules aimed at blocking undocumented immigrants from getting driver’s licenses took effect last February, many observers wondered what the effect would be. And although it’s still not clear whether fewer such immigrants are driving, living or working in Oregon, one thing is clear. The state is giving far fewer driver’s license exams […]
Online Phytophthora course now in Spanish
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Since earlier in the year, Oregon State University eCampus has been offering an online course for nursery growers on the management of Phytophthora, a genus of pathogens including the notorious P. ramorum, also known as sudden oak death. The course is free and available to anyone, and participants can try for a certificate of mastery […]
Gypsy moths hold steady
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Last year, the Oregon Department of Agriculture reported that it trapped 12 gypsy moths during the course of its trapping program. This year, the result was the same: Gypsy moth trapping in Oregon has officially ended for 2008 with a final tally of 12 gypsy moths detected statewide – the same number of catches as […]
Compost rule changes are on forum agenda
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Nick Andrews, extension agent at NWREC, wrote (via Robin Rosetta) to tell us about an upcoming forum that will be of interest to nursery growers who do composting: As you know, DEQ is drafting new Rules for Composting Facilities in Oregon that will impact on-farm composting. In response to critical public comments after they released […]
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