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November 2026: The Transportation Issue
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The November issue of Digger magazine examines the state of transportation and shipping.
Higher fuel expenses and tight capacity make shipping more difficult and expensive
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If there were to be a theme for nursery shipping in 2026, it may very well be higher.
Nurseries, freight brokers work to ensure product safety in transit
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Getting nursery material from point A to point B safely and undamaged is a fluid process, according to freight brokers and nursery owners. It requires precision at the loading dock and careful monitoring during transit.
Farwest keynote speaker Charlie Hall urges businesses to make decisions with their best available information
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Economist Charlie Hall, Ph.D., urged businesses to make their best possible strategic decisions with rather than be paralyzed with the what-ifs.
IR-4 Environmental Horticulture program can have impact on nursery industry
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Since 2025, I have served as leader of the IR-4 Pesticide Registration Field Research program at Oregon State University. The program is based at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC) in Aurora, Oregon, and runs all the field trials necessary for registering new pesticides in specialty crops. In recent years, this program has […]
Beguiling plants win Retailers’ Choice Awards at Farwest
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A group of garden retailers participated as judges at this year’s Farwest Show, all helping to find great products displayed by exhibitors that were worthy of Retailers’ Choice Awards.
OAN Convention signals the sprint into 2027
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Conventions are a turning point of the association’s yearly cycle.
October 2026
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The October issue of Digger magazine honors the women behind Oregon’s nursery industry in celebration of the Year of the Woman Farmer as designated by the United Nations, spotlighting the essential roles that women play in the nursery industry and the OAN. Columns: Growing Knowledge, an ongoing series provided by Oregon State University in collaboration with […]
A tale of two presidents
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One of the tremendous blessings of being your executive director is to witness the emergence, growth and impact of our volunteer leaders.
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