Learn how wholesale growers are implementing additional precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on the job, and what changes are being made in the retail garden center experience. This issue also includes Part 2 of our white blooming plants stories, and a leader profile featuring Chris Robinson of Robinson Nursery Inc. Plus, OSU students […]
Meet the Leader: Chris Robinson
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Nursery ManagerRobinson Nursery Inc. OAN member since 1987 Field/Bare Root representative, OAN Board of Directors Sunset Chapter President Research Committee member New Nursery Professional of the Year (2017) Tell us about yourself My dream ever since I was little was to manage the nursery. When I was 8, I started pruning trees to earn a […]
HRI accepting grant proposals for 2021
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Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the foundation of AmericanHort, is now accepting research project proposals for the 2021 grant cycle. Applications are due no later than June 1. Each year, the institute funds projects that are designed to improve green industry efficiencies and profitability. Grants of between $5,000 and $35,000 may be awarded to research projects […]
May 2020: Coping with COVID-19
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The COVID-19 pandemic has upended business-to-business relationships and the entire retail marketplace for the green industry. From navigating social distancing requirements on the worksite to offering services to quarantined customers, nurseries and greenhouses explain how they are doing their best in this issue. Plus, researchers describe how mycorrhizae amendments add to plant efficiency, and scientists […]
Garden centers must remain closed in Pennsylvania
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The Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association (PLNA) submitted a request that independent, family-owned garden centers be considered essential businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, but received a response that no change would be made, according to the association website. Other states in the northeastern U.S., including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio, have allowed […]
24,000 people register for OSU Master Gardener vegetable course
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The chance to learn more about vegetable gardening has proved irresistible to people who are spending copious time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the Oregon State University (OSU) Master Gardeners began offering their online vegetable gardening course for free, more than 17,600 people signed up as of April 1, an OSU Extension […]
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc. welcomes new board member
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Blueberry plant breeder and grower Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc. (Lowell, Oregon) has added Kevin Murphy to its board of directors, the company announced. Murphy became the company’s fifth board member outside of the founding Brazelton family. The company said it wants to incorporate diverse business perspectives as it explores growth opportunities and strategies. […]
J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. appoints Ben Rough as CEO
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J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. nursery (Boring, Oregon) has appointed Ben Rough as its new chief executive officer (CEO), the company announced April 2. Rough brings more than 20 years of green industry experience to his new post, climbing up from an entry-level customer service position to several executive leadership appointments. He most recently […]
April 2020
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Wholesale growers share their experiences with jumping into direct-to-consumer sales after making practical decisions to align their supply chains. April’s issue also holds the first of a two-part series on white blooming plants. Researchers also study using ultraviolet light to control powdery mildew in a greenhouse setting. In this issue: Visions of white: A series […]
OBC Northwest appoints new VP of sales and marketing
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Melanie Miller-Gonzalez has been promoted to the position of vice president, sales and marketing at OBC Northwest, Inc., according to a release by the company. She has been with the company since 2009 and will supervise the sales and marketing division of the nursery and greenhouse equipment supplier, which is based in Canby, Oregon. Raymond […]
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