In what is surely good news for wholesale nurseries and landscapers, CNN/Money reported that new housing starts in the month of August were up 29 percent from a year ago. New housing starts, consisting of both single family and multifamily, have reached an annualized level of about 750,000 housing units. This is far below the […]
Oregon minimum wage will rise to $8.95
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The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has announced that the state minimum wage will rise by 15 cents to $8.95 per hour (PDF), effective January 1, 2013. The annual wage hike is mandated by Chapter 653 of the Oregon Revised Statutes, which states that when the Consumer Price Index for urban areas goes up, […]
Brentano named to Oregon Board of Agriculture
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Pete Brentano, co-owner of Brentano’s Tree Farm LLC in St. Paul, Ore., has been appointed to the 10-member Oregon Board of Agriculture. Brentano has a long record of nursery industry involvement, including serving one year as president of the Oregon Association of Nurseries in 2006. The board advises the Oregon Department of Agriculture on policy […]
Bamboo fiber may be used in toilet tissue
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In a few years, bamboo might start popping up in some unexpected places — including Kleenex tissues, Huggies diapers, Viva paper towels, Scott toilet tissue and maybe even Kotex pads. Booshoot, the Mount Vernon, Wash.-based bamboo breeder and propagator, has signed an agreement with the Kimberly-Clark consumer products company, which makes all the aforementioned products. […]
National tree planting standards revised
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved major revisions to industrywide standards for planting and transplanting trees. While the ANSI standard (ANSI A300 Part 6) initially only covered the transplanting of trees, it now has been expanded to include initial planting of trees as well. The revised standards are based on a consensus among […]
Scotts Miracle-Gro agrees to record penalties for pesticide violations
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has agreed to pay $12.5 million in fines, civil penalties and charitable contributions, under a settlement arising from violations of federal pesticide laws. The violations included the distribution of mislabeled and unapproved pesticides, and falsification of pesticide registration documents. The company also used two pesticides in wild bird seed that were […]
Oktoberpest lineup announced
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Oregon State University and the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC) have announced the lineup for this year’s Oktoberpest series of pest management workshops. A workshop on beneficial insects will be taught in English on Oct. 4 and Spanish on Oct. 11. That will be followed by a workshop on reducing the risk of […]
‘The guy who don’t sleep’
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Reporter Eric Mortenson of The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) has put together a feature story on the remarkable success of Gary Grossen, owner of nursery supplier GK Machine: DONALD — The big thinker in this dozy little town is a guy who can’t sleep. That would be Gary Grossen, the G of GK Machine Inc., a […]
Farwest Show sees renewed optimism
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The Capital Press agricultural newspaper (Salem, Ore.) talked to exhibitors at the 2012 Farwest Show and found that most are feeling positive about the 2012 edition. David Annand, West Coast sales manager for Bailey Nurseries, of St. Paul, Minn., said this: “”It’s not like it was four or five years ago, but it’s been better […]
Farwest Show: Scenes from Day 2
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We’ve posted more pictures from the Farwest Show. These are from Day 2. We will continue to update this album throughout the day, so check back! (Shown above is Amelie Aust from Fall Creek Farm & Nursery in Lowell, Ore.)
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