The North Willamette Research and Extension Center has hired a new bilingual extension educator in nursery plant health. Dr. Luisa Santamaria will be introduced at a reception from 2-6 p.m. Friday, March 6 at NWREC, 15210 N.E. Miley Road, Aurora, Ore (directions). Dr. Santamaria is currently working as a post-doctoral Research Associate with Tennessee State […]
OAN legislative agenda
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The Oregon Association of Nurseries announced its federal and state legislative agendas for 2009. On the federal level, the top priority continues to be comprehensive immigration reform, which includes border security, an adjustment of status for workers currently in the United States, and a visa system that is flexible and provides for a future flow […]
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Now that the historic moment has passed and President Barack Obama has been sworn in, expect to start seeing (and hearing) more analysis on how the new administration will affect agriculture and the nursery industry. Here’s a well-rounded piece from the California Farm Bureau Federation.
Citrus longhorned beetle fears spur federal order
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The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today issued a federal order (PDF) restricting importation of several plants from several countries (mostly in Asia) due to the threat of the citrus longhorned beetle (pictured; photo courtesy of Wikipedia) and the Asian longhorned beetle. The affected countries include the following: Afghanistan, China, Japan, Indonesia, […]
State of Perfection Tour II
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The second stop on our State of Perfection Tour was at Don Schmidt Nursery in Boring, Ore., where second-generation owner Jim Schmidt grows more than 350 varieties of Japanese maple trees. We asked him about his favorite, and while he said it’s hard to single just one out, he especially enjoys the Sango-kaku Japanese maple. […]
Toot
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I just wanted to drop an announcement in that we have exceeded 1,000 unique visitors, 2,000 visits and 4,000 pageviews since we started keeping statistics on this blog in late October. Thanks to everyone for dropping in. We would love to hear your thoughts as to how we could improve this blog, and you’re always […]
Nurseries more affected by recession than most
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One resource for good information on agricultural markets is the quarterly Knowledge Center Market Snapshots, which are reports by Northwest Farm Credit Services. As one might expect, the latest batch of snapshots indicates that demand is softening, or at best, level, for nearly all agricultural commodities: beef, wheat, dairy, fruits, forest products, wine, hay and […]
Down with YGP
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We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that our friends at the 2009 Yard Garden and Patio Show Presented by Dennis Seven Dees Landscape and Garden Centers have a new blog going over at www.ygpshow.blogspot.com. Not only that, but they’ve started a Facebook fan page where you can receive updates and even sign up to […]
Governor, ODA director seek disaster declaration
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Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Katy Coba, director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, have gone to bat for Oregon nurseries by seeking a disaster declaration, which would free up assistance to those who suffered winter storm damage. The announcement was made at an OAN-organized meeting Tuesday afternoon in Wilsonville. On Monday, Kulongoski wrote a letter […]
That didn’t take long
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Then again, it usually doesn’t. Last week, U.S. Customs and Immigration Service announced that it reached the maximum number of applications allowed for H-2B guest worker visas during the second half of fiscal 2009, which starts April 1. Out of the 50,000 applications received, USCIS will randomly select 33,000 visa recipients. The number was reached […]
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