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Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation, Inc awards $137,000 in grant funding

By Bill Goloski — Posted August 27, 2018

Since the Foundation was established in 1960, their support of floriculture research has totaled $6.75 million. Keeping Frederick Carl Gloeckner’s direction and vision in focus, the Board of Directors met on June 2 to review proposals submitted from many highly qualified researchers from more than 20 colleges and universities in the United States. Covering a […]

Filed Under: Nursery News Tagged With: Education, Grants, OAN, OAN Members, Research, Science

Farwest Show seminars for garden retailers

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 13, 2018

The 2018 Farwest Show, August 22–24 in Portland, Oregon, has scheduled a series of seminars that will give garden retailers informative insights on e-commerce and marketing with workshops and events. Retail experts Sid Raisch and Tina Bemis will share first-hand experiences and tips for success. Raisch, consultant for The Garden Center Group, and president and […]

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Farwest Show seminars explore pesticide use and irrigation technologies

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 13, 2018

The 2018 Farwest Show, August 22–24 in Portland, Oregon, has scheduled two seminars that touch on subjects of particular concern and interest for nursery growers. The seminars will deal with the timely issues of pesticide use around pollinators and emergent technologies for efficient irrigation programs. Andony Melathopoulos, assistant professor at Oregon State University, will deliver […]

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Farwest Show speaker details how to market new plant introductions

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 13, 2018

At the 2018 Farwest Show, August 22–24 in Portland, Oregon, horticultural expert Maria Zampini will speak on the opportunities new plant varieties offer as sales and marketing tools for companies. Zampini, the president of UpShoot LLC, will deliver her address, “Get New, Stand Out,” on Thursday, Aug. 23, 9:45– 10:45 a.m., Room B115. She will […]

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Farwest Show to offer pesticide recertification classes

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 10, 2018

The 2018 Farwest Show will offer six pesticide credit classes for attendees including one by Kelly Vance from 8:30–9:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 22, in Room B119. Vance, an IPM specialist with Beneficial Insectary, will conduct the class with credit for pesticide recertification. Spanish translation will be included. Vance’s presentation, ”Not All Mites Are Spider Mites: […]

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Growing strong roots

By Stephanie Collins — Posted July 31, 2018

The Oregon Nurseries Foundation supports incoming or continuing college students who are preparing for careers in ornamental horticulture and related fields Please join us in congratulating the Oregon Nurseries Foundation’s 2018-19 Scholarship Award Winners. Students were evaluated based on academic achievement, nursery industry commitment and financial need. Scholarships are applied for during winter term and […]

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The next generation of green minds

By Bill Goloski — Posted July 31, 2018

Seed Your Future launches BLOOM!, a vibrant national campaign which packages a discovery quiz, short videos and a library of educational materials from Scholastic that even businesses can use Retailers and wholesale businesses alike know that launching a new marketing campaign comes standard with a certain number of uncertainties. Will your audience like your message? […]

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OAN Willamette Chapter raises $7,800 for horticulture education

By Bill Goloski — Posted May 31, 2018

The OAN Willamette Chapter Plant Sale raised $7,800 at its annual plant sale, held in early May as part of the Oregon AgFest at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. Proceeds go to four participating event partners: the Gervais High School Future Farmers of America (FFA), the McKay High School (Salem) FFA, the Salem-Keizer Education […]

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Flora at your fingertips

By Linda K. Hardison — Posted March 27, 2018

Revised, rebranded OregonFlora has new and expanded plant information Looking for an online resource with information about the native and naturalized plants of Oregon? The Oregon Flora Project’s newly expanded website, OregonFlora, will meet the need. Rich with details about more than 4,670 unique species of ferns, conifers, herbs, grasses, and trees, it presents information […]

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IPPS Western Region to meet in Wilsonville October 17–20

By Curt Kipp — Posted October 3, 2017

The Western Region of the International Plant Propagators’ Society will hold its 58th Annual Meeting Tuesday–Friday, October 17–20, at the Holiday Inn in Wilsonville, Oregon. This year’s conference theme will be “Growing in Diversity.” Conference organizer Melanie Miller promises something for everyone. “We will visit a wide variety of nurseries and listen to experts in […]

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NURSERY NEWS

In Memoriam: Melvin John Steffenson

New USDA Census of Hort arriving in mailboxes this month

Oregon Association of Nurseries honors the industry’s best at 2024 Convention

Eason Horticultural Resources is now employee-owned

Oregon’s nursery licensing program aims to keep the entire industry healthy

Building trust is key to establishing clientele base for new nurseries

Five owners share their experiences on what it takes to start a nursery businesses

Bailey hires new CFO and chief HR officer

More Nursery News

From the pages of Digger

May 2025: Sustainability Issue

April 2025: The Tree Issue

March 2025: The Perennial Issue

February 2025: The Greenhouse Issue

January 2025: The Retail Issue

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Pests and Diseases

Prioritizing nursery pest challenges

New tools in the battle against thrips

Aiming for precision in pest control

Oregon’s nursery licensing program aims to keep the entire industry healthy

$250,000 shifted to P. austrocedri research

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FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

Sense of excitement prevailed at Farwest as nursery industry ‘Meets the Future’ 

Farwest Show attendees select favorites for the Retailers’ Choice Awards

Starway to Heaven™ Japanese Snowbell wins People’s Choice balloting at Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

Hopper Bros. wins Best in Show booth award at 2024 Farwest Show   

Starway to Heaven™ Japanese Snowbell wins Judges’ Best in Show at Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

More Updates from Farwest

The Value of Membership

Meet the leader: Sam Pohlschneider

OAN honors the industry’s best

Oregon Association of Nurseries honors the industry’s best at 2024 Convention

More member stories

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