The United Fresh Produce Association has a new survey out, and although nurseries are mentioned nowhere in it, it still should be of great interest to retail and wholesale growers. The survey talks about consumer perceptions of fresh produce. It found that 90 percent of consumers are concerned about the safety of said produce, and […]
A different kind of species act
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— PostedEveryone has heard of the Endangered Species Act. But Lisa DeBruyckere, writing an op-ed piece in the Salem Statesman-Journal, has something different in mind: Idaho has done something about invasive species. It recently passed an Invasive Species Act that provides as much as $5 million of legislatively authorized emergency funding to respond to new invasions. […]
Getting somewhere, pt. 2
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— PostedThe Oregon Association of Nurseries has issued a statement concerning Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s proposed Jobs and Transportation Act. Read it here.
Getting somewhere with transportation
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— PostedThe big news today is that Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski introduced a proposed new transportation package which would raise upwards of $500 million per year, over the next five years, for highways, bridges, county roads, local streets and transit projects. This is something that Oregon business groups, tired of congested roadways, have long been requesting. […]
Immigration forum in Klamath Falls
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— PostedThe Coalition for a Working Oregon and the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce will hold a forum highlighting the economic impact of immigration laws on local businesses from 9-10 a.m. this Friday, Nov. 14, at the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce, 203 Riverside Dr., Klamath Falls, Ore. (directions): Jeff Stone with the Oregon Association of […]
Oregonian: No clapping for traps
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— PostedThe Oregonian‘s Editorial Board makes a case for comprehensive immigration reform, as opposed to the approach Columbia County, Ore. voters took last week: Recognizing the reality (of 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States) would mean strengthening border security and employer sanctions, yes — and the Bush administration has begun that process. But […]
Death metal
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— PostedMetal thefts have been a longstanding concern for nursery operators, who must guard against having their irrigation pipe and other equipment stolen by meth-addled thieves who then sell the scrap to feed their habits. Said tweakers have also targeted building contractors (by stealing appliances and ripping wire right out of the sheetrock of unfinished homes), […]
Obama and nurseries II
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— PostedLast week, the Daily Digger was the first news outlet to report on how the transition to President-elect Barack Obama may affect the nursery industry. But now, The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) as well as the Capital Press (Salem, Ore.) have explored that same subject in greater detail. As was noted here, immigration reform, unionization, and […]
What a week
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— PostedWelcome to everyone who read about the new Daily Digger blog either on the OAN Web site or by the mention we made in Digger magazine. It’s been a very busy week. Just to catch you up on what’s been posted this week alone: Columbia County voters support anti-employer immigration rule: UPDATE 2009 Oregon Heritage […]
A split verdict in Columbia County (UPDATE)
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— PostedORIGINALLY POSTED 2008.11.05 10:55 AM: The 2008 Election is over, and the post-election analysis has begun. That includes the presidential race as well as various down-ticket items, and in one of the latter, voters in Columbia County, Ore. have delivered a split verdict on two measures targeting undocumented workers. Measure 5-190 was approved with 57 […]
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