We received the following from Robin Rosetta of Oregon State University Extension letting us know about the 2011 edition of NWREC’s annual fall workshops. The details: Come one, come all, to the 2011 Nursery Research and & Extension Faire on Wednesday, September 14 at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center. We have a new […]
Scholarship opportunities for hort students
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The Oregon Nurseries Foundation awards scholarships to students preparing for a career in ornamental horticulture and related fields. Sixteen different awards are sponsored by individuals and OAN Chapters as a way to support the next generation of green industry professionals. Scholarships are available ranging from $500 to $1,500 and multiple awards are possible. Applications must […]
Researchers study turning poplar leaves into biodegradable plastic
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As noted in the upcoming April issue of Digger, various researchers have looked at such disparate ingredients as cow manure, bamboo, corn starch resins, recycled paper, feathers and coir fiber as the basis for constructing alternatives to the plastic nursery pot. Now one could add the leaves of hybrid poplar trees to the list. As […]
Nurseries could benefit from flying eye in the sky
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We mentioned earlier that an Oregon State University research project aimed at developing mini-choppers for nursery applications was among several projects that received grant funding from the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The dimunitive helicopters, weighing about 2 pounds and costing about $3,500 each, would be outfitted with digital cameras and used to automate the process […]
ODA awards nursery research grants
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture has approved nine nursery research grants totaling almost $180,000, the agency announced last week. “Oregon has a great reputation for high quality nursery stock,” said Gary McAninch, supervisor of the ODA Nursery and Christmas Tree Program. “The industry counts on that quality to sell plants. Research helps the industry improve […]
Ducks will play for title on Oregon-grown grass
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Ask anyone who’s been to Autzen Stadium — the University of Oregon Ducks are tough to beat when they’re playing on their own turf. They won’t be doing that on Monday night at University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale, Ariz., when they play the University of Auburn for the college football national championship. However, they […]
Two-day water management seminar offered at NWREC
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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 […]
Oregon State University looks to stakeholders for support
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Oregon legislators have told officials at Oregon State University (OSU) to expect a 25 percent reduction in funds in the 2011-13 budget cycle, including at the College of Agricultural Sciences. That daunting forecast has the college reaching out to stakeholders to help fund OSU’s 11 agricultural branch experiment stations, according to an article by reporter […]
ODA plans meeting on brown marmorated stink bug
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With a common name like “brown marmorated stink bug,” one wouldn’t expect Halyomorpha halys to be a very pleasant insect to deal with – and it isn’t. The bug from Asia has become a major agricultural pest in the United States over the past 14 years, since arriving in Pennsylvania in 1996. It arrived in […]
OSU publishes guide to rain gardens
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Oregon State University has published The Oregon Rain Garden Guide, which pretty much is what the name implies – an authoritative guide to rain gardens. All the steps are covered, from mapping and selecting the site, to choosing the plants, and maintaining it once it is completed. You can read the HTML version of the […]