This month’s issue helps nurseries navigate the challenges of shipping their products efficiently and economically to their buyers. Columns: Growing Knowledge, an ongoing series provided by Oregon State University in collaboration with the USDA and in partnership with OAN. Download a PDF of this issue.
A disease love triangle: water, rhodies, and root rot
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USDA—ARS experiment attempts to define way to manage Phytophthera root rot through irrigation controls
It’s prudent to stay wise to freight-related scams
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Be wary of sharks and their double brokering, ID theft and other freight-related scams.
Sound planning and strong communication helps complex loading processes run more smoothly
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Careful planning, good communication and loading efficiency are critical steps to getting a truck in and out of a nursery and back on the road as quickly as possible.
Though almost inevitable, damage claims can be minimized with the right moves
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Careful organizing and loading of plants can minimize damage to nursery plants during the shipping process.
Will nurseries continue to enjoy favorable freight rates and availability?
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Nurseries have benefitted from favorable freight availability and rates, but will it continue?
A gathering of community
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Our nursery industry community is special. This will be my 19th year celebrating our annual gathering at License to Grow: The 2024 OAN Convention. Mark Krautmann and Kathy LeCompte were easy choices to serve as honorary co-chairs on November 15–16 at Salishan Coastal Lodge in Gleneden Beach. Changing of the guard At convention we celebrate […]
Growth means more when it’s a team
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When you think about growing, what comes to mind? Root structure and branching? Fertility and weed management? Perhaps it is personal growth. Greenhouse structures and irrigation design? Or business and community? For me it is cultural growth — how a group solves problems together, makes small, meaningful improvements, how they interact with the outside world, […]
October 2024 Digger: Thriving from the start
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This month’s issue gives new growers and those contemplating starting a nursery the tools and tips they need to be successful.
Government behind the scenes
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It is true — government is like a mighty river or an aircraft carrier. These things are not nimble and take time to turn, but in the end, policy decisions do matter and directives from elected officials are eventually implemented.
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