Sunday, May 26, 2013
An Oregon nursery will turn over all of its real estate holdings to a major creditor as part of a bankruptcy plan recently approved by a judge. Leo Gentry Wholesale Nursery, based in Damascus, Ore., has agreed to turn over nine properties worth nearly $9.3 million to Northwest Farm Credit Servi ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 7:52 AM
VASHON, Wash. (AP) -- Thieves have taken about $10,000 worth of expensive plants and soil from a Vashon Island, Wash., nursery. A King County sheriff's spokeswoman says an employee discovered the items missing last weekend. Several planks had been pulled off an outer fence and an inn ...
Friday, March 15, 2013 9:33 AM
SALEM -- Oregon's farm lobby is looking at the 2013 Legislature that resumes Feb. 4 as a mixed bag. "We're looking at this as a mixture of opportunities for agriculture, but at the same time there are some disconcerting bills, and it is hard to know which ones are going to have legs and move," ...
Friday, January 25, 2013 8:45 AM
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) -- During the gray and gloomy final hours of New Year's Eve, Diana Beasley was looking toward 2013 - and 19,000 geranium cuttings. Each plant, the size of Beasley's pinky finger, was given a future as it was gently tucked into soil by employees at Benton's Greenhouse ...
Friday, January 11, 2013 9:26 AM
With few exceptions, Oregon and Washington nursery producers no longer are required to provide written notification to receiving states when shipping sudden oak death host material. The change in federal order, announced by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, affects hundreds of ...
Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:00 PM
The federal government seeks to foreclose on a defunct Central Oregon nursery and sell off the property. The government has filed a lawsuit against Cascade Greenhouses in Madras, Ore., on behalf of the USDA's Farm Service Agency, which loaned the company $300,000, according to court documents. The ...
Monday, December 17, 2012 11:02 AM
SEATTLE -- The Seattle Wholesale Growers Market, a farm-to-florist cooperative of flower growers in Washington, Oregon and Alaska, has received a $138,000 USDA specialty crop grant. Administered in partnership with the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Agri ...
Wednesday, October 03, 2012 10:50 AM
An Oregon nursery that entered bankruptcy earlier this year has returned to profitability and proposed a debt restructuring plan to repay creditors. In February, Leo Gentry Wholesale Nursery of Damascus, Ore., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which prevents creditors from seizing col ...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:39 PM
As far as Jim Gilbert of Northwoods Nursery can tell, when the going gets tough, the tough get fruit trees. Large tree and wholesale nurseries suffered in the 2008 housing market collapse, when new construction came to a halt and gardeners' purse strings tightened. Gilbert, who specializes in No ...
Thursday, August 30, 2012 11:00 AM
PORTLAND -- Nursery executives and sales representatives were upbeat on day two of the three-day Farwest Show as they talked about an industry emerging from a major downturn. "It's not like it was four or five years ago, but it's been better than the last couple of years," David Annand, West Coas ...
Thursday, August 30, 2012 11:00 AM
As far as Jim Gilbert of Northwoods Nursery can tell, when the going gets tough, the tough get fruit trees. Large tree and wholesale nurseries suffered in the 2008 housing market collapse, when new construction came to a halt and gardeners' purse strings tightened. Gilbert, who specializes in No ...
Monday, August 27, 2012 9:39 AM
PORTLAND -- It's not easy being green, and nobody knows that better than the nursery industry. The 2008 housing market crash devastated plant and product sales, and many growers and retailers say they are still feeling the hit. But when they flooded into Portland's Oregon Convention Center Au ...
Monday, August 27, 2012 10:18 AM
Jim Lewis and Jenni Burkhead were in their mid-50s when they got an offer they couldn't refuse. So rather than wrap up decades of work in the nursery business, the couple decided to jump back in -- this time as entrepreneurs. "It's kind of crazy to start a nursery when you're thinking about ...
Friday, August 17, 2012 12:00 AM
WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- Large and small nurseries alike have suffered from the effects of an economic downturn edging into its fourth full year. But the end may be in sight, according to Oregon Association of Nurseries Executive Director Jeff Stone. "We're starting to hear that there are shortages ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:00 AM
Capital Press recently spoke with the Oregon Association of Nurseries outgoing president, Jerry Simnitt, of Simnitt Nursery in Canby, Ore., and the organization's incoming president, Carson Lord, of Tree Frog Nursery in Silverton, Ore., about the state of the industry. The following has been edite ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:00 AM
From street trees to backyard bushes, maples can be found in just about every landscape. This year's Farwest Show will spotlight the genus acer -- commonly known as the maple -- not only for its versatility, but for its variety. "People think, 'you've got a couple laceleaf maples, whatever.' No, ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:00 AM
The Oregon Association of Nurseries will officially launch its new online nursery guide at this year's Farwest Show. "As a grower, I'm really excited for it," said Jerry Simnitt, OAN president and owner of Simnitt Nursery in Canby. The guide, made possible by a $92,000 USDA specialty crop grant a ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:00 PM
From a 25-year-old nursery owner to seasoned professionals, Farwest Show speakers will offer attendees a wealth of wisdom about today's nursery industry. The 44 speakers from around the country will conduct 29 seminars throughout the Aug. 23-25 show. "We design (these seminars) to try to draw a d ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:00 AM
The Farwest Show will introduce 13 new nursery products, from an organic pesticide to an inventory control app for smartphones. The showcased products are targeted at growers, retailers and consumers alike. The showcase, a new feature at last year's show, is designed to help attendees at the sho ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:00 AM
Attendees at this year's Farwest Show can expect "breakthrough products," from bicolored, compact and zone-hardy plants to the "elegant use of chicken wire" at the new varieties showcase. Ann Murphy, marketing director of the Oregon Association of Nurseries, was responsible for organizing this ye ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:00 AM
The Oregon Association of Nurseries resource center will be one of many new elements at this year's Farwest Show. In past years, the OAN, which produces the show, used a small booth to connect with attendees. This year the organization is using an island booth at the center of the show floor to e ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:00 AM
Opportunities to experience Northwest nurseries and connect with industry professionals will be in full bloom on three tours of Oregon nurseries, which will take place Aug. 21-22, preceding the Farwest Show. Tours will meet at the Oregon Convention Center at 8 a.m. and return at 6 p.m. "Because ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:00 AM
The Oregon Convention Center in Portland will become a greenhouse filled with fresh nursery ideas during the 40th annual Farwest Show Aug. 23-25. Produced by the Oregon Association of Nurseries, the show will feature seminars, nursery tours and new variety and product showcases. It is expected to ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:00 AM
Unlike a factory operator, Steve Gold can't simply shut down production at his nursery until economic conditions improve. The multitude of trees and shrubs at Gold Hill Nursery near Hillsboro, Ore., isn't the type of inventory that will tolerate neglect. "When you have a down economy, you need t ...
Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:00 AM
WOODBURN, Ore. -- Oregon nursery growers are discovering benefits in bugs -- good ones, that is. Ron Tuckett, a plant protection manager at Monrovia, said the Dayton, Ore., nursery is saving between 30 and 70 percent in its mite control program since it started releasing thousands of beneficial b ...
Thursday, July 12, 2012 11:00 AM
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- The last defendant in a 2001 ecoterror arson at the University of Washington was sentenced Friday in federal court to four years in prison. With credit for time served, 36-year-old Briana Waters of Oakland, Calif., will return for 11 months. She pleaded guilty ...
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