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Setting up for spray success

By Lloyd Nackley — Posted June 28, 2021

Growers of variable crops can reduce chemical waste and ensure coverage by systematically adapting their approach By Brian Hill and Lloyd Nackley We can’t all mount lasers on our air-blast sprayers,” a Willamette Valley grower said recently in a conversation with researchers. It’s true that some growers actually can mount lasers. Lasers are now a […]

Filed Under: Growing Knowledge Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Growing Knowledge, Irrigation, Pesticides, pests and dieases, smart sprayer

Here comes the sun

By Jennifer Parke — Posted December 28, 2018

Researchers continue to evaluate soil solarization as a weed management technique By Carol Mallory-Smith, Jennifer Parke and Nami Wada In 2017, nursery and greenhouse producers added $947.7 million to Oregon’s economy, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture. And for this very valuable Oregon industry, and all agricultural systems, weeds are a major issue impacting […]

Filed Under: Growing Knowledge Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Growing Knowledge, Oregon State University, Pesticides, Research, soil solarization

Turf care without herbicides

By Alec Kowalewski — Posted November 26, 2018

Research evaluates the use of IPM for weed control on turfgrass By Emily Braithwaite, Brian McDonald, Tim Stock and Alec Kowalewski It is speculated that proper cultural management practices can reduce weed populations in turfgrass without the use of herbicide applications. With new laws restricting access to certain pesticides within turfgrass management and increased pressure […]

Filed Under: Growing Knowledge Tagged With: Growing Knowledge, Landscaping, Oregon State University, Pesticides, Pests and Diseases, turf

OHP releases Fortress® Ornamental Herbicide

By Bill Goloski — Posted September 26, 2018

Starting in early October, OHP’s Fortress® Ornamental Herbicide will be available through OHP distributors. Fortress is a pre-emergent granule herbicide that can be used to control broadleaf and grassy weeds on nursery containers and field-grown ornamentals. Made with a unique combination of isoxaben and dithiopyr and formulated on the engineered Verge® granule, Fortress produces virtually […]

Filed Under: Nursery News Tagged With: Nursery News, OHP, Pesticides, Pests and Diseases, Wholesale Nurseries

Farwest Show seminars explore pesticide use and irrigation technologies

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 13, 2018

The 2018 Farwest Show, August 22–24 in Portland, Oregon, has scheduled two seminars that touch on subjects of particular concern and interest for nursery growers. The seminars will deal with the timely issues of pesticide use around pollinators and emergent technologies for efficient irrigation programs. Andony Melathopoulos, assistant professor at Oregon State University, will deliver […]

Filed Under: Farwest Show Tagged With: Education, Farwest, Farwest Show, Irrigation, Pesticides, Wholesale Nurseries

Farwest Show to offer pesticide recertification classes

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 10, 2018

The 2018 Farwest Show will offer six pesticide credit classes for attendees including one by Kelly Vance from 8:30–9:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 22, in Room B119. Vance, an IPM specialist with Beneficial Insectary, will conduct the class with credit for pesticide recertification. Spanish translation will be included. Vance’s presentation, ”Not All Mites Are Spider Mites: […]

Filed Under: Farwest Show Tagged With: Education, Farwest, Farwest Show, Pesticides, Pests and Diseases

Farwest Show speakers talk about organic trees and impact of gene crop spraying

By Curt Kipp — Posted July 6, 2018

At the 2018 Farwest Show, August 22-24, in Portland, Oregon, nursery growers will hear from two industry experts on topics with environmental implications. Steve Black of Raemelton Farm will speak about his experience as owner and operator of the first U.S. nursery to sell USDA Certified Organic trees. In a separate talk, Dr. Hannah Mathers […]

Filed Under: Farwest Show Tagged With: Farwest, Farwest Show, Organic, Pesticides, Pests and Diseases, speakers, Wholesale Nurseries

Don’t sleep on the WPS

By Jeff Stone — Posted June 25, 2018

During the administration of Barack Obama, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expanded the rules for agricultural operations to protect workers from pesticide exposure. These rules make up the Worker Protection Standard (WPS). With a new administration, the same rules apply. While not passed by Congress, these rules are very real and the nursery and greenhouse […]

Filed Under: Columns, Director's Desk Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, OAN, OAN Members, Pesticides, Politics, Regulations, wps

Practical pesticide safety workshop for OAN nurseries

By Bill Goloski — Posted June 4, 2018

Join us for the grower-to-grower conversation about reducing pesticide exposure 8­­–9:15 a.m. Friday, June 15, at the OAN offices, 29751 SW Town Center Loop W. Wilsonville, Oregon. The Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety Project (PSPS2) is gathering the firsthand knowledge from growers, operators, and employees who use handheld pesticide applicators and sharing their field-tested tactics […]

Filed Under: Nursery News Tagged With: Nursery News, OAN, OAN Members, Pesticides, Pests and Diseases

Wilbur-Ellis develops new precision spray agent Diligence-EA™

By Bill Goloski — Posted April 17, 2018

Wilbur-Ellis Company, an international marketer and distributor of agricultural products, has added a new adjuvant to its existing line of products. Diligence-EA™ with Accustrike™ Technology is a deposition aid and drift reduction agent for most fungicide, herbicide and insecticide ground-spray applications. Without a noticeable change in droplet size, the water-based adjuvant holds a uniform spray […]

Filed Under: Nursery News Tagged With: Pesticides, Pests and Diseases, Plants, Wholesale Nurseries, wps

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