Mike Bondi, a longtime staffer with the Oregon State University Extension Service, has been named the interim staff chairman and superintendent at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora, Ore., effective today. Bondi is replacing former superintendent Clark Seavert, who elected to transfer to the main Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, Ore. […]
Bitter cold expected in about a week
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Weather prognosticator Rufus LaLone of OVS Inc. is expecting a Polar Express-type weather system to hit the Pacific Northwest, and the rest of the U.S. in about a week. Growers know what that means – get your plants bundled up as needed. For details on this weather front, head on over to the OVS website, […]
The State of Perfection Issue is here!
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The January issue of Digger magazine is out, and this month’s edition features our annual “Touring the State of Perfection” profiles (PDF). Every year we take you to visit five growers who represent the quality that Oregon has to offer, and this year is no exception. We visited Sevenoaks Native Nursery, Don Marjama Nursery, Harts […]
The State of Perfection Issue is coming!
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Our annual State of Perfection issue is almost here! Come along with us and visit five Oregon nurseries that demonstrate how quality plants and trees are grown here. In another day or two you’ll be able to download the articles — and starting next week, you can see the videos — but in the meantime, […]
ODA offers new round of specialty crop grants
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On Jan. 1, the Oregon Department of Agriculture will begin accepting proposals for a new round of specialty crop grants. Eligible recipients can include agriculture industry associations, producer groups, commodity commissions, non-profits, for profits, and local government agencies in Oregon. These funds were authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill, which passed with support and input […]
OAN energy conservation summit yields first steps
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Members of OAN and several partner groups took part in the nursery industry energy conservation summit Dec. 7 at the Oregon Garden Resort. They came away with notable progress toward the industrywide goal of becoming 25 percent more energy efficient over the next decade. The OAN Board of Directors officially adopted this goal back in […]
Twister touches down near Aumsville
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Did anyone witness the tornado that touched down in Aumsville this morning, shortly before noon? Did you sustain any damage? I was in the area visiting Heritage Seedlings this morning, taking pictures for an upcoming article on Mahonia and evidently just missed it. I was on the road past Aumsville around 11:30 a.m. Drop us […]
An enemy for the emerald ash borer
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We don’t have the emerald ash borer in Oregon, and we hopefully never will. But this blog post talks about a new way of detecting fighting the tree-killing beetle — predatory wasps. Evidently the wasps will quickly find the beetle if it is present in the area. This definitely beats the method of watching for […]
Two-day water management seminar offered at NWREC
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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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The 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 […]
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