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H2O

By Mike Coleman — Posted September 11, 2015

Water conservation is a crucial issue facing the nursery industry

Filed Under: President's Message Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Storm Damage Resources

Bitter cold expected in about a week

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 3, 2011

Weather prognosticator Rufus LaLone of OVS Inc. is expecting a Polar Express-type weather system to hit the Pacific Northwest, and the rest of the U.S. in about a week. Growers know what that means – get your plants bundled up as needed. For details on this weather front, head on over to the OVS website, […]

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Twister touches down near Aumsville

By Curt Kipp — Posted December 14, 2010

Did anyone witness the tornado that touched down in Aumsville this morning, shortly before noon? Did you sustain any damage? I was in the area visiting Heritage Seedlings this morning, taking pictures for an upcoming article on Mahonia and evidently just missed it. I was on the road past Aumsville around 11:30 a.m. Drop us […]

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Tree growers can get aid for disaster losses

By Curt Kipp — Posted May 10, 2010

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that nurseries, Christmas tree growers and orchardists can now apply for benefits under the Tree Assistance Program, which was part of the 2008 Farm Bill. The program, administered by the USDA Farm Service Agency, exists to help farmers who lost trees to natural disasters after Jan. 1, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Storm Damage Resources, Trees, USDA

Have you incurred damage from the cold?

By Curt Kipp — Posted December 10, 2009

It’s been pretty unbelievably cold in Oregon the last two nights. Last night in Aurora, it was down to 10 degrees. Has your nursery operation sustained any damage? Leave a comment and let us know, or send a tweet. Our Twitter account is @diggermag.

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Nursery temps drop to as low as 11 degrees

By Curt Kipp — Posted December 9, 2009

As we warned you on Monday, an Arctic cold front has invaded the Pacific Northwest, bringing record cold temperatures in the teens to Oregon. For one particularly chilly example, Pleasant Hill Nursery near Eugene reported a temperature of 11 degrees this morning. Forecasters say this cold snap will continue until Friday, when warm, moist air […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Greenhouses, Storm Damage Resources, Weather, Wholesale Nurseries

Tuesday, Wednesday expected to be even colder

By Curt Kipp — Posted December 7, 2009

That’s the forecast according to Rufus LaLone. Since his previous updates, the weather pattern has changed, snow is now possible Friday or Saturday rather than Wednesday. Then it will warm up a bit. So, if you haven’t already, protect any plants that are tender, and bundle up yourself.

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Winter weather may be headed for the Willamette Valley

By Curt Kipp — Posted December 1, 2009

It’s early, but weather forecasters are beginning to raise the possibility that in a worst case scenario, the next few weeks could see something resembling the winter assault that pummeled the Northwest last December. According to forecaster Rufus LaLone of The Weather Café, the time period to keep an eye on would be the middle […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Operations, Storm Damage Resources, Weather, Wholesale Nurseries

How are you coping with the wind?

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 17, 2009

The winds and the rain hit hard last night, with gusts of 50 mph in Portland, Ore. and 90 mph on the Oregon Coast. How did your nursery fare? And what are you doing to cope with it? Share your misery – drop us a comment.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Greenhouses, Nursery Equipment, Retail Nurseries, Risk Management, Storm Damage Resources, Weather, Wholesale Nurseries

Riding out the storm

By Curt Kipp — Posted June 8, 2009

“It was the fastest hitting and departing storm I’ve seen,” said Grace Dinsdale, owner of Blooming Nursery in Cornelius, Ore. Last Thursday’s sudden squall raced its way through Western Oregon, bringing dust clouds, high winds, harsh rains, thunder, lightning, hail, and even flash floods, funnel clouds and tornadoes. Some 50,000 people lost power, and temperature […]

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