Digger magazine

Vole control

By Dana Sanchez — Posted January 23, 2020

These tiny, burrowing rodents can cause problems for nursery crops As we anxiously wait for the first breeding-season birds to arrive and signal winter’s end, most vole species are also gearing up to produce more young. Voles are small, native rodents that are often called “meadow mice.” Oregon is home to a total of 13 […]

Proper credit

By Jon Bell — Posted January 23, 2020

Nurseries need to play it safe when it comes to setting payment terms In 2006, about six years after he founded JLPN Inc., a nursery seeding operation in Salem, John Lewis had finally reached a point where he was ready to begin operating on cash. Up until then, the business had been run largely on […]

The healing power of trees

By Tracy Ilene Miller — Posted January 23, 2020

Science is finding that, figuratively speaking, a tree a day keeps the doctor away. Regular exposure to trees and nature can help people recover from illness and lead to better mental and physical health, according to an ever-growing body of research. To the working members of the green industry, such declarations may seem like a […]

Meet the Leader: Todd Nelson

By Bill Goloski — Posted January 23, 2020

Co-owner of Bountiful Farms Nursery Inc. OAN member since 1999 • OAN Board of Directors Treasurer; previously Member at Large • Finance committee chair • Executive committee liaison for Membership Committee, and Retail and Greenhouse Chapter Tell us about yourself I grew up on a hazelnut farm, and I was part of an extremely hard-working […]

Gleams of an extended garden season

By Mike Darcy — Posted January 23, 2020

Former Portland Rose Society President Rich Baer sent me a photo that he took this past Thanksgiving from his garden. It was a bouquet of roses. I have lived in the Portland area for many years and it is not often I’ve thought of picking a full bouquet of roses at the end of November! […]

Success is the sum of many parts

By Jeff Stone — Posted January 23, 2020

The nursery and greenhouse industry is chock full of successful operations — companies that have grown with the industry over time. To achieve that kind of lasting success requires a strong vision, as well as an ability to build a sound team to execute it. I’ve been fortunate to participate in successful teams multiple times […]

Instant gratification

By Jim Simnitt — Posted January 23, 2020

This past fall I was able to take time away from my nursery and visit a few of our new retail customers. It’s always great to get out and see how the retail sector of our industry is doing. One of the things that kept coming up was an emerging trend of “just in time” […]

In Memoriam: Bruce Hoskins

By Bill Goloski — Posted January 16, 2020

The Oregon Association of Nurseries is saddened to report the passing of Bruce C. Hoskins, owner of Pacific Crest Groundcovers in Canby, Oregon. He died December 13, 2019 in Portland, Oregon, following a battle with brain cancer. He was 71. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bruce was the son of Courtney J. Hoskins and […]

Dunn Carney holds 12th annual Ag Summit

By Bill Goloski — Posted January 13, 2020

Registration is open for the 12th annual Dunn Caney Ag Summit, held 7:30 a.m.–1 p.m., January 24, 2020 at the Salem Convention Center, 200 Commercial Street Southeast, Salem, Oregon. Legal advisors on the ag team will host panel discussions and presentations about debtor and creditor rights in the agricultural industry, opportunity zones to benefit rural […]

Oregon Nurseries’ Hall of Fame member Jean Fessler passes

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 8, 2020

The Oregon Association of Nurseries is saddened to report the passing of Oregon Nurseries’ Hall of Fame member Jean Fessler, who co-founded Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas together with her husband, Bob. She died December 22, 2019 at the age of 80, following a battle with breast cancer. A rosary was held December 26 at St. […]