Hoop house growers are no doubt rejoicing as House Bill 2904 passed the Oregon Senate this afternoon, 28-0. Next the bill goes back to the House for concurrence.
Better bugs
More and more growers see “good bugs” – the pest-killing predatory insects also known as biological control agents or natural enemies – as a good idea. Now, scientists are looking at ways to breed “good bugs” that live in the soil for a longer time, thereby providing greater and longer efficacy against nursery pests.
And speaking of immigration
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) claims to have the votes needed to pass comprehensive immigration reform, according to this report on the Politico Web site.
A raw nerve
Gosia Wozniacka in The Sunday Oregonian: They are angry. Angry at their government. Angry with the news media. Mostly, angry at illegal immigrants and the problems they believe are caused by people who live in Oregon without proper documentation. Some are even angry at what they perceive to be too-high levels of legal immigration. Their […]
Headed to the governor
Senate Bill 570 (HTML|PDF) received final approval from the Legislature today and is headed for Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s desk. The bill would address metal thefts by requiring scrap dealers to keep more thorough records, produce them when demanded by law enforcement, and pay sellers by check mailed to their street address, rather than cash.
Legal language
The new version of House Bill 2904 that deals with threatened hoop house taxation is now posted on the Web (HTML|PDF). It’s a multipurpose bill dealing with exclusive farm use designations and other matters; the pertinent language for hoop house owners specifically is contained way down at the bottom: A real property building, structure or […]
Grand theft palmatum
Japanese maples are being stolen this year. From homeowners. After they’ve already been planted in the ground. Crazy.
Ain’t life tweet
Surely the sharp-eyed among you already have noticed, but it is now possible for you to get updates from Digger magazine on your cell phone, TweetDeck or Web browser! (Wait a minute. You can already get our updates on your Web browser. Well, now you can get them a different way!) How? Easy, you just […]
Hoop house relief
A whole lot of nurseries may soon be breathing a sigh of relief. Earlier this week we talked about the possibility that hoop houses – the unheated, frame-and-plastic enclosures growers use to protect plants and ready them for market – could be assessed on property tax statements as if they were permanent structures. It’s a change […]
Organic equivalency
U.S. and Canadian officials have struck an agreement for organic equivalency. In other words, if something has met the Canadian standards to be certified organic, then it is also deemed to be certified organic by the United States, and vice versa. Read about it at The Packer Web site.
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