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Achieving better soil with less toil

By Kym Pokorny — Posted May 22, 2025

Growers using cover crops say they improve soil aeration and nutrients, resulting in better plants

Filed Under: Nursery Operations Tagged With: Soil and substrates, Sustainability

Researchers at Oregon State University are testing pots made from recycled materials

By Jooyeoun Jung — Posted May 1, 2024

The industry needs sustainable solutions to reduce plastic waste and an alternative is the use of plantable biopots without separating biopots before planting, which favors microbial biodegradation.

Filed Under: Growing Knowledge Tagged With: Sustainability

Energy Trust rebates can help nurseries switch to LED lighting and lower power bills

By Vic Panichkul — Posted May 1, 2024

Nursery owners might still be in shock at their electricity bill since rate increases approved by the Oregon Public Utilities Commission took effect in January. But there’s still a way to quickly trim electricity consumption: update lighting.

Filed Under: Nursery News, Nursery Operations Tagged With: Sustainability

Growers hope to get credit for sequestration value of plants they grow

By Jon Bell — Posted May 1, 2024

The nursery industry is comparably light on the environment, and many of its products are some of the most effective tools at sequestering carbon.

Filed Under: Nursery News, Nursery Operations Tagged With: Sustainability

Green roofs are growing business for cities and the green industry

By Erica Browne Grivas — Posted May 1, 2024

Green roofs are not a new idea, but experts say they have powerful implications in an era of climate change.

Filed Under: Nursery News, Nursery Operations Tagged With: Sustainability

Nurseries use new propagation systems with biodegradable liners

By Mitch Lies — Posted March 29, 2024

Nurseries are testing new propagation systems using biodegradable pots and are designed to optimize production and improve plant development.

Filed Under: Nursery Operations Tagged With: Sustainability

June 2022 — The Sustainability Issue

By Bill Goloski — Posted June 2, 2022

This month’s Sustainability Issue covers a wide range of topics, including how nurseries can protect their water quality, what the options are for getting certified for production standards, how to manage pests and diseases using IPM, and what superfoods customers love. Oregon State researchers also share results of controlling nostoc on the nursery and Mike […]

Filed Under: Issues Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Edibles, Sustainability

A hotter trend

By Kym Pokorny — Posted June 28, 2021

Widespread wildfires prompt greater demand for fire-safe plants and landscaping As the wildfires of Labor Day 2020 tore through Oregon, the impacts on homes and forests were sevbere. The flames devoured a million acres of forestlands, and destroyed more than 4,000 homes. The impacts are something foresters, landscape professionals and nursery operators must pay attention […]

Filed Under: Plant Features Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Oregon Garden, plant features, Sustainability, wildfire

Farwest Show Tours hold special interest for nursery growers on two fronts

By Curt Kipp — Posted July 2, 2018

The 2018 Farwest Show, August 22-24, in Portland, Oregon, offers two tour tracks with special interest for nursery growers in this year’s Nursery Country Tours on Tuesday, August 21, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sponsored by The Peters Company, one tour will give participants a close look at best practices of area tree growers in […]

Filed Under: Farwest Show Tagged With: Farwest, Greenhouses, Nursery tour, OAN, OAN Members, Operations, Sustainability

Farwest Show Greenhouse Tour highlights sustainable production

By Curt Kipp — Posted June 29, 2018

The 2018 Farwest Show, August 22-24, in Portland, Oregon, will focus on sustainable practices for greenhouse production in its tour, “Growing Toward Energy Efficiency in Greenhouse Production”, on Tuesday, August 21, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sponsored by The Peters Company, the tour will highlight developments and improvements in greenhouse operations toward a more sustainable […]

Filed Under: Farwest Show Tagged With: Farwest, Greenhouses, Nursery tour, OAN, OAN Members, Operations, Sustainability

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NURSERY NEWS

In Memoriam: Melvin John Steffenson

New USDA Census of Hort arriving in mailboxes this month

Oregon Association of Nurseries honors the industry’s best at 2024 Convention

Eason Horticultural Resources is now employee-owned

Oregon’s nursery licensing program aims to keep the entire industry healthy

Building trust is key to establishing clientele base for new nurseries

Five owners share their experiences on what it takes to start a nursery businesses

Bailey hires new CFO and chief HR officer

More Nursery News

From the pages of Digger

June 2025: Shrubs issue

May 2025: Sustainability Issue

April 2025: The Tree Issue

March 2025: The Perennial Issue

February 2025: The Greenhouse Issue

More issues of Digger

Pests and Diseases

Prioritizing nursery pest challenges

New tools in the battle against thrips

Aiming for precision in pest control

Oregon’s nursery licensing program aims to keep the entire industry healthy

$250,000 shifted to P. austrocedri research

More articles

FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

Sense of excitement prevailed at Farwest as nursery industry ‘Meets the Future’ 

Farwest Show attendees select favorites for the Retailers’ Choice Awards

Starway to Heaven™ Japanese Snowbell wins People’s Choice balloting at Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

Hopper Bros. wins Best in Show booth award at 2024 Farwest Show   

Starway to Heaven™ Japanese Snowbell wins Judges’ Best in Show at Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

More Updates from Farwest

The Value of Membership

Meet the leader: Sam Pohlschneider

OAN honors the industry’s best

Oregon Association of Nurseries honors the industry’s best at 2024 Convention

More member stories

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