Efficiency begins at the top. It starts with company leadership setting an expectation and empowering employees to contribute their ideas and expertise. It’s about encouraging dynamic, back-and-forth conversations in the workplace. Companies such as wholesale propagator JLPN Inc. in Salem, Oregon; wholesale grower Skagit Horticulture in Mount Vernon, Washington; Eshraghi Nurseries in Hillsboro, Oregon; wholesale […]
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Creating an efficient workflow
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Although setting the tone for innovation is important, the production process is where the action takes place. Companies like Alpha Nurseries of Salem, Oregon; Robinson Nursery of Amity, Oregon; Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas of Woodburn, Oregon and others have realized great savings from revising their production processes to make them more efficient. At Alpha, manager […]
Growing under the lines
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Growers and researchers seek short, tidy and tough trees that can coexist with utilities When the power goes out in a storm, daily life halts abruptly. Our TVs go dark; we can’t cook our food or keep it cold, much less brew coffee, charge our many electronic devices or turn up the heat. We are […]
Future nurseries
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The challenges of today will help tomorrow’s green industry businesses of all sizes.
Is the price right?
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Wholesale nurseries must consider many factors when it comes time to consider a price hike.
Oregon Nursery Lean Consortium open for 2017 program year
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Oregon Nursery Lean Consortium open for 2017 program year
The Labor Issue
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Growers face dwindling worker availability, growing worker expense, and the need to consider workflows and automation.
Battling a labor shortage
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Oregon growers use various strategies to find and keep the workers that are essential to running a successful nursery.
Modern arboreality
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Yards are shrinking, but these trees are sized just right for today’s smaller garden spaces
Farwest Show: Spring Fleecing Fringe Tree and Lemon Lace™ Elderberry Win Top Honors in the New Varieties Showcase
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Press release from the Oregon Association of Nurseries: Every year, the New Varieties Showcase at the Farwest Trade Show features dozens of outstanding plants that are new to the trade. This year was no exception. The 2014 showcase featured 52 different trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals with interesting shapes, colors, growth habits and other characteristics. […]
