OAN Members

ONF scholarships help recipients launch their career in horticulture

By Vic Panichkul — Posted September 9, 2026

America can’t be prosperous without young people showing the initiative to learn, grow and enhance agricultural production. That’s why the Oregon Nurseries Foundation (ONF) rewards students for working towards their goals with scholarships. Each year, we profile several former scholarship recipients to provide Digger readers with their personal and unique stories of success. If those […]

New AmericanHort CEO introduces himself to OAN

By Vic Panichkul — Posted September 3, 2026

He discusses important industry issues and AmericanHort’s partnership with the OAN

OAN members see benefits and rewards from serving ag industry organizations

By Mitch Lies — Posted July 21, 2026

Tom Fessler, president of Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas (Farwest booth #14043), recalls the disconnect he felt when leaving the Oregon Association of Nurseries Board of Directors after serving for two years in the 1990s. “All of a sudden, your term is up and you’re off the board and you’re kind of lost in space,” he […]

AmericanHort president and CEO to step down

By Vic Panichkul — Posted November 7, 2025

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

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 5, 2025

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: Patrick Peterson

By Vic Panichkul — Posted October 21, 2025

Treating people with fairness and respect is a guiding principle for the OAN associate member representative.

Recipients say ONF scholarships helped launch their horticulture careers

By Vic Panichkul — Posted September 9, 2025

The stories may differ, but there’s a common theme among five former Oregon Nurseries Foundation scholarship winners that Digger magazine caught up with.

Meet the Leader: Vladimir Lomen

By Vladimir Lomen — Posted July 23, 2025

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

By Stephanie Collins — Posted July 23, 2025

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.

Meet the leader: Sam Pohlschneider

By Vic Panichkul — Posted March 25, 2025

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 […]