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Study: Climate change reshaping Northwest forests

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As you drive around the Pacific Northwest or other regions, have you ever noticed that the makeup of the forest changes when you drive from region to region, gain or lose elevation, or cross over a mountain pass? This phenomenon is real, and it happens due to microclimates. Scientists at three Northwest universities took this […]

Read about roses in the November Digger

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The November issue of Digger is now online and — if you’re a subscriber — in your mailbox. As we explained last month, there are now two ways to view the magazine online. One way is our new flipbook format — just load the magazine on your screen and flip the pages with your mouse. Click here […]

Webinar series teaches all about irrigation

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The Water Education Alliance for Horticulture is offering an upcoming series of nine free, 45-minute webinars on various irrigation-related topics. The webinars begin Nov. 29, and run every Tuesday at 9 a.m. Pacific time (noon Eastern) through Feb. 7, 2012. Several experts at universities and companies will give presentations on topics to help growers conserve, […]

Giant African land snails invade Miami area

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What they lack in speed, they make up in ability to eat and procreate. Giant African land snails — and by giant, we mean up to a foot long — have proliferated in several neighborhoods in Miami, Fla. Like all slugs and snails, these ghastly gastropods do eat plants, but these are also a threat […]

Ag inspections suffered in wake of 9/11

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If you fly on an airplane, then you have experienced firsthand how U.S. security priorities changed following 9/11. A huge new agency, the Department of Homeland Security, was created and given broad powers to stop terrorist threats. Passengers were treated to body imaging, patdowns and a thicket of regulations governing what they can and can’t […]

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, […]

OAN publishes 100-page guide to reducing pest and disease risks

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The Oregon A The Oregon Association of Nurseries has published the “Safe Procurement and Production Manual,” a 100-page guide to producing healthy nursery stock by using a systems approach. The book is available online now as a PDF download, at no cost. In addition, a free, full-color print version is available for the asking at […]

Giving pests no quarter

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So you run a nursery and you’re dealing with an invasive pest that made its way over from Asia. What to do? This clever and funny video featuring PacMan (and a special surprise cameo from another legendary Namco video game) explains the concept of biological control. Thanks to Suzanne Wainwright and Robin Rosetta for passing […]

Pennsylvania ash trees endangered in Pennsylvania

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Depressing news from the Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association: Pennsylvania soon won’t be a very friendly place for the state’s namesake Pennsylvania ash tree (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), along with other ash species. Two-thirds of the state is under quarantine from the emerald ash borer after the tree-killing insect was discovered in seven more counties. State agriculture […]