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AmericanHort president and CEO to step down

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AmericanHort President and CEO Ken Fisher will step aside at the end of May 2026, marking 10 years of leadership at the national trade association that represents the U.S. horticultural industry, according to a statement from AmericanHort. “Ken’s leadership over the past decade has been extraordinary,” said Kent Fullmer, Chair of the AmericanHort Board of […]

OAN honors industry leaders at 2025 Convention

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Oregon’s nursery industry honored several outstanding contributors at the annual President’s Awards Dinner, held Friday, October 31. The banquet concluded the 2025 OAN Convention, which was held at Wailea Beach Resort on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The award winners were as follows: Emerging Leader of the Year Award winner Tyler Meskers (Oregon Flowers Inc., […]

Meet the Leader: Vladimir Lomen

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What is your background? I was born in Yugoslavia and emigrated to the United States in 1974. Grew up in Duarte, Southern California and graduated from the University of California Los Angeles with a bachelor’s of science in biology and Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1990. United States Army officer from 1990–1995. Co-owned a mortgage […]

ONF announces scholarship winners

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The Oregon Nurseries Foundation supports incoming or continuing college students who are preparing for careers in horticulture or related fields. Please join us in congratulating the Oregon Nurseries Foundation’s 2025-2026 Scholarship Award Winners.

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Meet the leader: Sam Pohlschneider

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What is your background? Worked on the family grass seed farm growing up. Graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in agriculture. Interned at Bailey Nursery in Yamhill, Oregon, in the summer of 1996. After graduating from OSU, went to work at Marion Ag Service as a crop adviser for 4 years. Then, went […]

OAN honors the industry’s best

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Several of the nursery and greenhouse industry’s finest servants received their deserved recognition at the President’s Awards Banquet, which concluded the annual 2024 OAN Convention on Saturday, November 16. The convention took place at Salishan Coastal Resort, Gleneden Beach, Oregon and had more than 200 OAN members in attendance. The award winners included the following: […]