Every household has a holiday tradition, as does every culture. In Mexico, the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe (December 12) is a public holiday. It is a Catholic feast to celebrate the belief that a man encountered the Virgin Mary, Mexico’s patron saint, in Mexico City on December 9 and 12, 1531. St. Lucia Day, […]
Winter is coming
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This might sound like a plug for Game of Thrones — after all, the Season Eight premiere isn’t that far away! But seriously, winter isn’t just coming, as they say. It’s here. Preparations must be undertaken. From a grower’s standpoint, we are almost done getting the plants ready to survive the winter. Some growers, meanwhile, […]
New leadership sworn in at OAN annual meeting
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A new OAN Board of Directors has been elected for the 2018–19 year, and began their term of office at the annual meeting held during the 2018 Convention event, October 27, 2018. This will be the first board to govern by the new representation-by-segment model, which members approved at the 2017 OAN Convention. Segment representatives […]
Senninger Irrigation hires vice president of global sales
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Adam Skolnik has returned to Senniger Irrigation as vice president of global sales, according to a release by the company. With an impressive professional background which includes holding the position of president of the Irrigation Association, Skolnik has more than 40 years of experience leading and growing companies such as Senninger Irrigation Inc., and Irrigation […]
November 2018 — The People Issue
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November 2018 — The People Issue In Oregon, nurseries and their people ship close to $1 billion worth of ornamental nursery and greenhouse plants per year. That’s why you will seldom find a nursery owner or manager who does not appreciate the critical role of employees at every level. In this issue: Introduction: People. That’s […]
2018’s top honors awarded to Oregon’s nursery industry leaders
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Oregon’s nursery and greenhouse industry leaders and servants were recognized at the annual OAN President’s Awards Banquet held during OAN Convention on October 27, 2018, at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond. Each year, members gather and celebrate the accomplishments that have been made by the stellar businesses of the association. Nursery and greenhouse businesses accounted […]
People. That’s what it’s about.
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It takes a number of essentials to transform a healthy seed, seedling, cutting or start into a market-ready plant or tree. There’s water. Fertilizer. Pest management. Growing media for containerized plants, or healthy soil for those grown in the field. If any of these are missing or unavailable, the product will suffer or die, but […]
The leadership farm team
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When people talk about the nursery industry’s human resource challenges, they often speak strictly in terms of labor. But the nursery industry needs people at all levels, from entry-level workers to crew leaders, supervisors, managers and above. To succeed in a challenging industry, nursery companies rely on the experience, technical knowledge, management ability and leadership […]
Working wonders
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Despite pervasive labor struggles, nurseries find ways to find workers There was a time, up until 2006 or 2007, when Robinson Nursery in McMinnville, Oregon would lay off at least 30 percent of its workforce every year, just after the fall season and heading into winter. Back then, the nursery industry’s labor pool included a […]
The essentials of retention
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Many growers can’t set the price of their products in the national marketplace. They are competing for business with growers from states that don’t have same high cost of doing business, which puts Oregonians at a competitive disadvantage. This means business owners must focus on collecting high-value returns on high-cost labor expenses. When compiling salaries […]
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