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Northwest Nursery Research Day: Register early and save!
Green Thumb Conclave, an all-day conference modeled on the Briggs Nursery Research Days of the past, will be held Monday, July 16 at the Oregon Garden Resort. This will be an interactive event with key research and production personnel discussing plant breeding, evaluation and cultivar introduction for the northwest nursery industry. The cost is $55 until June 30; late registration is $70. Registration is limited to 150 attendees. To reserve and pay online, and learn about lodging options, log on to www.oan.org/researchday.
Stone elected to NLAE Board
Jeff Stone, executive director of the Oregon Association of Nurseries, has been elected to the seven-member board of directors for the Nursery and Landscape Association Executives of North America (NLAE) at its recent Spring Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The NLAE is the leading association for green industry association professionals, helping to provide them with resources so they can better serve their association members. The selection of Stone to the NLAE board is another indication that Oregon continues to be highly regarded, as a state and as an association, within the green industry. Stone has worked with the OAN since 2005, and was appointed executive director of OAN in September, 2010.
2012 Farwest Show announces themed nursery tours
The 2012 Farwest Show will present three special themed nursery tours — "Gen(i)us Acer," "In the Shadow of Mt. Hood," and "New Plant Trials." The tours are scheduled in the two days immediately preceding the show — Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 21-22. The show itself will be Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 23-25, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore. [Read more]
NWREC conducting survey on weed management
Researchers from Oregon State University and the North Willamette Research and Extension Center are conducting an online questionnaire to clarify the current weed management needs of the nursery industry in Oregon. The diversity of the nursery industry presents a wide array of constantly changing weed management challenges. Results of this survey will be used to target research efforts to the most significant issues facing growers. Click here to take the survey.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments over Arizona SB 1070
The constitutionality of state-based immigration enforcement will be tested April 25 when the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments over Arizona Senate Bill 1070, which would make it a state crime to be an illegal immigrant. The law also requires police officers to check the legal status of anyone stopped or detained, if there is reasonable suspicion that the person might be illegal. [Read more]
U.S., Europe agree to allow mutual organic certification
The United States and the European Union have reached an agreement that will allow U.S. organic-certified products to be sold as organic in Europe, and vice versa. The equivalency agreement will take effect June 1. It was hailed as a breakthrough by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan in a post to the USDA blog. She stated that it will remove barriers and help growers reach new markets. "This agreement between the world's two largest organic producing markets is truly a game changer for America's blossoming organic industry," she stated. "This comes following work in 2009 to establish a similar agreement with Canada. And we are working to establish similar partnerships with Japan, South Korea, and Mexico as well." For details, see her blog post or this release from the USDA website.
Reminder: pre-notification federal order still in effect
Important reminder for this shipping season: the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) continues to require advance notice for five plant genera considered high risk for Phytophthora ramorum. Despite strong evidence that confirms the pre-notification requirement will not mitigate the spread of P. ramorum, nurseries in regulated or quarantined counties must notify receiving states before sending out any interstate shipments of Camellia, Kalmia, Pieris, Rhododendron (including Azalea), and/or Viburnum. For a refresher on this issue, visit the OAN pre-notification online toolkit.
Box Blight detected in the United States
Ag officials across the country are reacting to the detection of Cylindrocladium buxicola, a blight afflicting boxwood shrubs, at U.S. nurseries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture detected the pathogen in multiple Eastern states last fall, including North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia and Connecticut. It has also been found in Canada. To date, it appears the disease has had limited impact in Oregon: USDA inspected a dozen Oregon nurseries in December and found a single positive detection. The Oregon Department of Agriculture is working with that nursery to eradicate the pathogen on the growing grounds. [Read more]
Participate in free Acer displays at 2012 Farwest Show
Do you grow any species or cultivars in the Acer genus? Then prepare to be showcased. At the 2012 Farwest Show, we will "Celebrate the Diversity of the Genus Acer: from Petite Palmatums to Stately Shade Trees." Special displays will promote and celebrate maples of all shapes, sizes, forms and colors — liners, boxed, B&B or canned. All exhibiting Acergrowers, small or large, are encouraged to participate. [Find out more]
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