The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has agreed to pay $12.5 million in fines, civil penalties and charitable contributions, under a settlement arising from violations of federal pesticide laws. The violations included the distribution of mislabeled and unapproved pesticides, and falsification of pesticide registration documents. The company also used two pesticides in wild bird seed that were […]
Oktoberpest lineup announced
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Oregon State University and the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC) have announced the lineup for this year’s Oktoberpest series of pest management workshops. A workshop on beneficial insects will be taught in English on Oct. 4 and Spanish on Oct. 11. That will be followed by a workshop on reducing the risk of […]
Begonias are big in the April issue of Digger
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A feature article on the re-emergence of begonias (PDF) is the cover story for the new April issue of Digger magazine. This issue has an unmistakable greenhouse focus. You can read the entire issue page-by-page as a flipbook here — fast connection recommended — or download the individual articles as PDF files. Additional articles in […]
Federal court rules runoff oversight inadequate
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A U.S. District Court judge has sided with environmental groups in ruling that EPA is not giving enough scrutiny to Oregon’s regulation of non-point source water pollution, the Capital Press agricultural newspaper reported. Members of both the environmental community and agriculture groups expect the ruling could lead to greater regulation of non-point pollution, which comes […]
Pesticide and waste collection event coming Oct. 22
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A free collection event for agricultural wastes, pesticides and empty containers will be held from 8 a.m.–noon Saturday, Oct. 22 at Clean Harbors Environmental Services, 12402 S.E. Jennifer St., Clackamas, Ore. An event flier can be downloaded here. The event is being sponsored by Clackamas River Water Providers, Clackamas River Basin Council, the Clackamas Soil […]
Mexico tightens Christmas tree regulations … again
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In case you missed it … Mexican officials have tightened regulations on American Christmas trees entering that country, according to the Capital Press and reporter Mateusz Perkowski. Trees must be sprayed with pyrethrin, an insecticide, three to six weeks before harvest. They must be free of dead needles or branches, and they must also be […]
Learn about integrated pest management at Oktoberpest workshops
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It’s almost that time of year again, for beer, sausage … and bugs. That’s right — the lineup for the annual OktoberPest workshop series is all set. Sessions will be offered every Thursday in October at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center, 15201 N.E. Miley Road, Aurora, Ore. The series is aimed at helping nursery, […]
Turn in your unneeded pesticides
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Do you have leftover pesticides or pesticide containers that you need to get rid of? There will be an anonymous pesticide disposal event from 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, March 12 in Clackamas, Ore. It is for growers in Clackamas County and northern Marion County. People can turn in “old pesticides like DDT, chlordane, aldrin, chlorpyrifos […]
Plant disease handbook is now on Facebook
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Everybody’s doing it. It doesn’t matter if they’re a person, a company, an organization, a book or even a marketing concept — everybody’s getting onto Facebook. And as it turns out, the Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook is no exception. They’ve launched a Facebook fan page as well. Evidently, it will be used to […]
Noxious weed grants available to private forest owners
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Owners of private forestlands may apply for grant funds to control noxious weeds, under a program organized and funded by the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Grant applications are due Dec. 8, 2010. For all the program requirements and the grant application, log on to the program web page. There’s also a similar program for watershed, […]
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