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Jordan Schrader Ramis offers nursery law seminars

By Curt Kipp — Posted March 10, 2011

OAN member Jordan Schrader Ramis PC, a law firm based in Portland that specializes in business and real estate law, is offering a series of seminars on nursery industry law. All seminars will be 90 minutes in duration, and will begin at 1 p.m. at the Oregon Association of Nurseries office, 29751 S.W. Town Center […]

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Two-day water management seminar offered at NWREC

By Curt Kipp — Posted December 8, 2010

The North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC) will offer “Water Management for Floriculture and Nursery Crops,” a two-day workshop, on Thursday-Friday, Feb. 2–3, 2011 at the Wilsonville Holiday Inn (day one) and NWREC (day two). According to the organizers, participants will learn how to: monitor and manage pathogens, salts and alkalinity problems in irrigation […]

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Watering the roots of community

By Curt Kipp — Posted October 7, 2010

We told you last month about the Oregon nursery industry’s efforts to spruce up the Oregon School for the Deaf campus. The Capital Press (Salem, Ore.) now has an article posted that covers that effort in greater detail. Included is this nugget: OAN members supplied 70 percent of the plants and shrubs needed for the […]

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Nurseries help with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 16, 2010

When the ABC television program Extreme Makeover: Home Edition came to Salem and transformed the campus of Oregon School for the Deaf, Oregon nurseries and landscapers were there pitching in. Show organizers got in touch with the Oregon Association of Nurseries, and member/past president Kathy LeCompte of Brooks Tree Farm in Brooks, Ore. took the […]

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Portland: Where plants do the work

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 9, 2010

Oregon once again has been selected to host a major green industry gathering. The International Phytotechnology Society will hold its eighth annual conference Sept. 13–16,2011 at the Doubletree in Portland, Ore., so mark your calendar. The conference is titled “Putting Plants to Work for Practical Ecology.” It is expected to bring together many people involved […]

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OAN Sustainability Summit is one month away

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 8, 2010

The Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) is hosting a Sustainability Summit on October 13, 2010 from 8:30 am to 6 pm at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin, Ore. The summit is aimed at nursery owners and professionals who want to learn more about sustainability, how to tap into the developing market, and how sustainability can […]

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Farwest Show 2010 in the books

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 30, 2010

The 2010 Farwest Show in Portland, Ore. took place Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 26–28 and by most accounts was a big success! Attendees and exhibitors alike reported a more optimistic vibe on the show floor, and there were many changes made designed to help participants get ahead and stay ahead in the industry. Click below to check […]

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Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown to speak to OAN members

By Curt Kipp — Posted May 13, 2010

The second-highest elected official in Oregon’s state government will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the OAN Government Relations Committee. As secretary of state, Kate Brown works on many issues of importance to nursery growers. For one, she is leading a workgroup that is grappling with the thorny issue of defining public […]

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Early registrations due May 15 for the 2010 Oregon Urban and Community Forestry Conference

By Curt Kipp — Posted May 12, 2010

Early registrations are now being accepted for the 2010 Oregon Urban and Community Forestry Conference, titled ”From Seed to City: The Journey of an Urban Tree”. The two-day conference will take place June 2 at J. Frank Schmidt & Sons Inc. nursery in Boring, Ore., and June 3 at The Oregon Garden Resort, Silverton, Ore. […]

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OAN secretary featured in lunchtime panel on workforce issues

By Curt Kipp — Posted March 5, 2010

There will be a luncheon on “Regional Competitiveness and Latino Integration: Developing Our Workforce,” from noon-2 p.m. next Friday, March 12, at the World Trade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon Street, Portland, Ore. (Directions.) Keynote speakers will include Oregon Speaker of the House Dave Hunt and Portland mayor Sam Adams. Additionally, OAN secretary Gary Furr of […]

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