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2010 REAP grants and loan guarantees now available

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It was announced today that applications are being accepted for the Rural Energy for America Program, which is administered by USDA Rural Development. This program offers grants and/or loan guarantees for small businesses, ranchers and farmers who install renewable energy generating systems and energy efficiency improvements. The projects must be located in a rural area. […]

Digger magazine is now on Facebook

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We at Digger magazine have launched our very own Facebook page. We hope you will take a minute and pay us a visit. Get your first look at the May cover of the magazine, and much more!

Home improvement retailers report a stronger spring

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Most growers that I talk to this spring report that they are very busy with spring shipping. They tell me that their customers are ordering more plant material this year than they did in 2009. This morning, The Wall Street Journal reported a similar uptick in business among the big box stores such as Lowe’s […]

Approval process announced for legal butterfly bush cultivars

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Some say the butterfly bush is beautiful, but in Oregon, it’s also invasive. On January 1, 2010, the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s ban on butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii and Buddleja varabilis) as a noxious weed took effect. This means the plant no longer can be transported, sold, offered for sale, grown or propagated in Oregon, […]

Missouri bans walnut products from nine states

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In an attempt to halt the devastating spread of thousand cankers disease, which afflicts black walnut trees, the state of Missouri has issued an emergency quarantine banning the importation of “walnut products” from nine Western states. According to Missouri officials, “The ban applies to nursery stock, unprocessed lumber, logs, wood chips, mulch and other products […]

‘Tree appreciation’ gets a new definition

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Many of us appreciate trees, in the sense that we recognize the positive attributes they can provide. They create shade, block the wind, prevent erosion, provide habitat and beautify the environment, among many other benefits. Now we are beginning to see a different kind of “tree appreciation,” however – one that documents trees as a […]

South Carolina rescinds regulation that blocked trade

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Nursery growers in Oregon and California are once again free to ship their plants to South Carolina. Officials in that state have rescinded Regulation 27-78, which imposed state-based rules pertaining to Phytophthora ramorum. The Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) and the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers (CANGC) sued to overturn the regulation, on […]

April issue features greenhouse-related articles

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If you haven’t yet had the chance to check out our April greenhouse issue of Digger, please do. We have articles on the many varieties of coleus plants (PDF), techniques for growing the bluest hydrangeas (PDF), and why it may be beneficial to look at your greenhouse through a plant pathologist’s eyes (PDF). Digger magazine […]