The North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC) will offer “Water Management for Floriculture and Nursery Crops,” a two-day workshop, on Thursday-Friday, Feb. 2–3, 2011 at the Wilsonville Holiday Inn (day one) and NWREC (day two). According to the organizers, participants will learn how to: monitor and manage pathogens, salts and alkalinity problems in irrigation […]
Junipers headline December issue of Digger
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— PostedThe December issue of Digger magazine has been mailed to subscribers, and if you don’t get it in the mail (yet), you can read some of the articles right here! Featured in this issue: Tough, but beautiful (PDF): These juniper selections will withstand harsh conditions, while offering delightful and distinctive shapes and colors Confessions of […]
USDA awards $2.7 million for research into plant pathogens
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— PostedThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded group of colleges, led by Virginia Tech, a $2.7 million grant to conduct research on integrated management of zoosporic pathogens and irrigation water quality. Researchers will look for biological control methods for fighting Phythophthora, Pythium and other pathogens. Researchers will also “develop […]
Nurseries using recaptured rain
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— PostedIn our February issue of Digger, we’ll have an article on the challenges of watering plants at a garden center. One way to reduce expenses is to capture rainfall from the rooftops and store it for when it is needed. They’re doing this at Al’s Garden Centers in Sherwood, Ore. Another retailer that’s big on […]
Washington businesses challenge minimum wage hike
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— PostedWe reported back in October that the minimum wage is going up in Oregon and Washington, effective Jan. 1, 2011, according to officials in each state. Not so fast, say business leaders in the Evergreen State. They’ve sued to roll back Washington’s proposed 12-cent minimum wage hike from $8.55 per hour to $8.67 per hour […]
November issue of Digger is out!
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— PostedGreen roofs are the cover story (PDF) in the November issue of Digger magazine. In it, we observe that the market for green roof plants isn’t limited to succulents and drought-tolerant species. “Intensive” rooftop gardens are considered people places and can include a variety of plants and trees. The issue also includes a story on […]
Shady trees discourage shady characters
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— PostedWe in the nursery industry know that “trees are the answer.” Here is another piece of evidence. Researchers with the U.S. Forest Service did a study in Portland, Ore. and found that homes with large street trees out front have a lower incidence of crime. From the abstract of the study: The authors estimate the […]
Rule altered to protect supply of nursery growing media
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— PostedThe U.S. Department of Agriculture appears to have responded to nursery industry concerns about the proposed Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), according to Craig Regelbrugge, vice president of government relations and research at the American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA). The program, first announced in the spring, would provide farmers with incentives for growing certain […]
Oregon State University looks to stakeholders for support
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— PostedOregon legislators have told officials at Oregon State University (OSU) to expect a 25 percent reduction in funds in the 2011-13 budget cycle, including at the College of Agricultural Sciences. That daunting forecast has the college reaching out to stakeholders to help fund OSU’s 11 agricultural branch experiment stations, according to an article by reporter […]
Noxious weed grants available to private forest owners
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— PostedOwners of private forestlands may apply for grant funds to control noxious weeds, under a program organized and funded by the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Grant applications are due Dec. 8, 2010. For all the program requirements and the grant application, log on to the program web page. There’s also a similar program for watershed, […]
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