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Darcy added to OSU agricultural Diamond Pioneer Registry

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Oregon-based gardening writer and broadcaster Mike Darcy, who writes a bimonthly column in Digger, has been inducted into the Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences Diamond Pioneer Registry. The registry honors living people over the age of 74 who have made significant lifetime contributions to agriculture, natural resources, and either the people of Oregon, […]

Nursery industry tops list of Oregon ag commodities

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The nursery industry retained the top spot on the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s updated list of the top 20 most valuable agricultural commodities statewide. Greenhouse and nursery plants earned approximately $1.3 billion in 2021 — an increase of 10% over their value in 2020 and representing 22% of the total value of all Oregon agriculture. […]

Fall Creek promotes Amelie Aust to executive board chair

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Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc. has announced the promotion of Amelie Aust to executive chair of the family-owned blueberry breeding and nursery company’s independent board of directors. She has served as the company’s executive vice chair of the board since 2020, formerly served as co-CEO, and is a second-generation owner. Aust succeeds her father, […]

Hall of Famers give gift towards horticultural industry advocacy

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Oregon Nurseries’ Hall of Fame members Mark and Jolly Krautmann, owners of Heritage Seedlings and Liners in Salem, Oregon, announced a $25,000 gift to the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) in January. The gift was made “to honor the many people and relationships they have fostered in what Mark calls the craft of horticulture,” HRI said […]

Verl Holden retires from Oregon Garden Foundation Board

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Founding member and longtime advocate of the Oregon Garden, Verl Holden retired from his position as a member of the Oregon Garden Foundation Board on Tuesday, February 14. An OAN Hall of Fame nurseryman, horticultural innovator and owner of Holden Wholesale Growers Inc., Holden first joined the Oregon Garden Foundation Board in 2018. After five […]