The 2016 Farwest Show, August 25-27, in Portland, Oregon, will host a networking event this year designed to connect the industry’s best and brightest professionals under 40. ‘Emergent: A Group for Growing Professionals’ will take place on Thursday, August 25, 3:30–5 p.m., in VIP Room B. Emergent attendees will have opportunities to network with like-minded […]
Skagit Gardens wins Best in Show booth honors at Farwest
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Skagit’s creative outdoor dining table with plants and a water feature brings home top honors.
Equipment Innovation Day brings out the big guns
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About 100 Farwest attendees trekked to GK Machine Inc. in Donald, Oregon today (August 25), to get an up-close look at some massive labor-saving machinery. The second annual Equipment Innovation Day, held the Tuesday before the 2015 Farwest Show kicks off on Thursday, gave growers the opportunity to experience cutting-edge equipment in action and talk with some of the top equipment […]
Welcome to the 2015 Farwest Show!
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The doors will open on Thursday (August 27) for the 2015 Farwest Show at the Oregon Convention Center in downtown Portland!
Bailey acquires Plant Introductions Inc. from Dirr, Beasley and Griffith
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Bailey Nurseries has acquired Plant Introductions Inc., the plant breeding company that was founded in 2007 by Dr. Michael Dirr, Jeff Beasley and Mark Griffith.
Asian longhorned beetle outbreak reported on Long Island
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Officials are redoubling their efforts to stamp out the Asian longhorned beetle in New York City and Long Island, according to a report in the New York Times. The invasive insect destroys maple, willow, birch and other trees by laying eggs under the bark. Overwintering larvae destroy infested trees, and their vascular systems, from the […]
Farwest Retailers’ Choice Awards winners announced
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The Retailers’ Choice Awards are a new addition to the Farwest Trade Show this year. The idea is simple: first, a group of retailers explores the show floor and finds the plants and products — whether old or new — that excite them. Then, they get together to compare notes. “It’s a real synergy effect,” […]
ODA suspends tree care company’s license over bee deaths
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture issued the following press release today, regarding the recent bee death incident in Eugene: The Oregon Department of Agriculture has suspended the license of a commercial pesticide operator based in Eugene following an incident that has left an estimated 1,000 bees dead at a north Eugene apartment complex this week. […]
Hall: Recession offers lessons for the future
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As Dr. Charlie Hall began his Farwest seminar presentation this morning, one of the first things he told the green industry professionals in the room was that they were all survivors. He could tell that simply because they were present in the room and not in another line of business now. “How many of you […]
Welcome to the Farwest Show!
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Welcome to the 2013 Farwest Trade Show! And thanks for following along at www.diggermagazine.com. As you can see, we have converted the blog to the “Farwest Edition” of Daily Digger, and we’ll be updating it frequently with highlights from the show. If you are into Twitter, you can follow along at @FarwestShow. If you’re tweeting […]