There are actually two buyers interested in purchasing the show from founder Duane Kelly, according to the Everett (Wash.) Herald. Kelly earlier had announced that without a buyer, the 2009 edition would be the last.
How to set prices in a recession
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Entrepreneur magazine has a short-but-thorough primer up on the art of setting prices for your products during a recession. Although it doesn’t mention nurseries specifically, all of the information is applicable, and a few of the points are particularly germane. Specifically: Are you offering an affordable luxury? During a recession, most consumers may still be […]
A bad case of Abies
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Some nursery folks may really put their heart and soul into growing trees, but they’ve got nothing on this guy from Russia.
Victory gardens of the new millennium
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Congratulations to Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) garden writer Kym Pokorny, who landed a Page One byline today for her excellent feature on vegetable gardening, fruit trees and other edibles. As we have reported previously, interest is very high in food gardening right now. Not only can edibles save a lot of money, but they look pretty […]
OSU Day at the Capitol
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Next Tuesday, April 21, Oregon State University advocates are going to invade the Oregon State Capitol, set up booths and tables, and spend the day talking to legislators about the impact OSU has on Oregon’s economy statewide. It’s called OSU Day at the Capitol. Various activities will run from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. If you’ve spent […]
Schrader’s help enlisted in trade dispute
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Major agricultural producers from Oregon met today with U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) to ask for his help in resolving a costly trade dispute between Mexico and the United States. There’s a press release about it here (PDF). The issue came to a boil in March, when Congress voted to scrap a pilot program that […]
Illegal worker law struck down
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UPDATE 2009.04.14 10 a.m.: Here’s coverage in two local newspapers: The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) South County Spotlight (Scappoose, Ore.) Columbia County’s illegal worker law – approved by the voters last fall as Initiative 5-190 and then implemented by the county Board of Comissioners as Ordinance 2008-6 – was struck down this morning by Columbia County […]
Awaiting a sunnier spring
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How are nurseries coping with current conditions – both economically and meteorologically speaking? Dana Tims of the Oregonian spoke to three of them: Oregon Small Trees, Fisher Farms and Terra Nova Nurseries. Here’s his report, which appeared in some of Thursday’s editions.
Comprehensive immigration reform this year?
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News outlets have been burning up this week with talk of whether President Barack Obama is going to push for comprehensive immigration reform this year. It all started on Wednesday with an article in The New York Times which suggested that the answer is yes. Then White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said on Thursday […]
Enforcement to focus on employers
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The Los Angeles Times, citing administration officials who for the most part spoke on condition of anonymity, reported last week that the Obama administration – and Director of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano – will focus its immigration enforcement efforts on arresting and prosecuting employers rather than employees: The shift in emphasis will be outlined in revamped field […]
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