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You are here: Home / Dwarf conifers highlight the May issue of Digger

Dwarf conifers highlight the May issue of Digger

By Curt Kipp — Posted April 27, 2012

Dwarf conifers (PDF) are on the cover of the May issue of Digger magazine. This issue has an unmistakable greenhouse focus. Go here to read the entire issue as a flipbook — fast connection recommended — or download the individual articles as PDF files. Additional articles in the May issue include:

  • Leader Profile (PDF) — Jay Sanders of Sanders Horticulture LLC chairs the Farwest Show Committee;
  • Protecting your discovery (PDF) — Plant patents give breeders the tools to gain recognition and earn income from new introductions;
  • Getting ready for health care reform (PDF) — How businesses can prepare for the new requirements coming in 2014;
  • Lessons learned from Phytophthora ramorum (PDF) — How a systems approach program can protect your nursery; and
  • Calling Captain Obvious (Director’s Desk) (PDF) — Jeff Stone, OAN executive director, calls for a more balanced approach to governmental regulation.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Digger magazine, Farwest, Farwest Show, Legal, Management, Marketing, OAN, OAN Members, Pests and Diseases, Phytophthora ramorum, Plants, Regulations

About Curt Kipp

Curt Kipp is the director of publications and communications at the Oregon Association of Nurseries, and the editor of Digger magazine.

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