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Meet the Leader: Todd Nelson

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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 […]

Green Industry Networking Calendar 2020

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Make connections with OAN The Oregon Association of Nurseries is the community dedicated to the long-term success, profitability and excellence of Oregon’s nursery and greenhouse industry. Below are opportunities to connect with the industry, build your network and pursue your business success.   Denotes OAN Event Month Day Event Location January 8–10 MANTS Baltimore, MD […]

Elements of a transition

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A nursery transition plan must consider the optimal timing to change ownership, management, control — or ultimately, all three A nursery business is often nurtured, grown, and sold much like the plants raised in the nursery. One big difference is that the succession planning cycle happens over many years — not just one or two growing […]

Planting seeds for the future

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To achieve the desired outcomes, business transition planning should begin early and cover all the bases No matter how you’ve built and grown your nursery, there’s one milestone you’ll eventually approach: transitioning business ownership to someone else. Whether that successor is a family member, management group, or a third party, succession affects your business, family, […]

Making the handoff

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Family-owned nurseries follow a variety of models to transition to the next generation of ownership They say two things in life are certain — death and taxes — but death also implies a third certainty, and that’s retirement. If one doesn’t choose a retirement date, sooner or later it will be chosen for them. It’s better […]

In the beginning

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Startup nurseries draw on inspiration, entrepreneurial desire and the mentorship of others Every nursery has a different story, and every story has a beginning. Although one of every five small businesses is family run, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, the percentage of nurseries that are family run is undoubtedly much higher. The ownership […]

Growing our tomorrow

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  The Oregon Nurseries Foundation announces its 2019 scholarship recipients, who represent the green industry’s leaders and managers of tomorrow. We know our nation 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. In […]

Member profile: Kelleygreen Nursery

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When wholesale plant buyers drive across the wooden, one-lane bridge to access Kelleygreen Nursery, they typically don’t do it by accident. The grower of containerized Japanese maple varieties is situated on 22 acres of gently sloping ground that is nestled between forested Coast Range hills, about a three-hour drive from Portland, or about 45 minutes from Eugene. “If somebody comes here, we know they’re serious,” said cofounder Jan Kelley, who owns and operates the nursery together with his son, Kevin.