The 2008 Willamette Valley Green Industry Seminars will be every Tuesday afternoon from Oct. 28-Dec. 14 at the Oregon Garden’s Natural Resource Education Center, Silverton, Ore. Each class is from 1-4:15 p.m., and the cost is $45 per session, $105 for any three, or $225 for all of them. The initial seminar, Oct. 28, is […]
Smart strategies for survival
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It’s distressing, if not alarming, to watch the current state of the stock market and the global economy. But there are strategies one can employ to make sure their business weathers the storm better than most, as nursery consultant Don Richards shared with OAN members today. We believe this is essential reading, so go check […]
State to set benchmarks for seven pesticides
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The state of Oregon has identified seven pesticides for which it will establish benchmarks for safe levels in Oregon’s waterways, the Statesman Journal of Salem, Ore. reported last month. All seven were selected because they have been found in Oregon streams and could have risks to the health of humans and/or salmon and other fish. […]
Economic slowdown affects nursery business
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Sales of Oregon nursery products grew in 2007, but at a slower pace than in prior years, according to numbers released recently by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The 2 percent growth rate of 2007 was much lower than the 10 percent reported in 2006, and according to the Capital Press (subscribers only), industry […]
Gall mites cause problems for growers
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A microscopic mite about .01 inch long is giving nurseries fits because it is destructive, yet difficult to detect, the Capital Press reported. According to Robin Rosetta of the OSU Extension Service, the eriophyid mite, also known as the gall mite, can cause galls, scarring, discoloration, wrinkling and malformation on growing shoots. The tiny bugs […]
Sewage treatment plant to start making fertilizer
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Next spring, a sewage treatment facility in Tigard will become the first in the United States to begin manufacturing an environmentally safe commercial fertilizer. Construction will begin soon on a set of reactors that will remove nutrients from wastewater, such as phosphorous, and convert them to a product called Crystal Green, which will be sold […]
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