OVS Nursery Products & Services

Objective: OVS would like to earn your respect as an integrous business, with a focus of enhancing the economic viability of your nursery operation.

This simply means that OVS is providing you with unique resources to accomplish your objectives. Please reference our culture statement to learn the underlying principles of this unique organization. You’ll see that OVS is keenly interested in a sustainable and long term relationship and will continue to value our reputation more than a sale. The word “solutions” does define what we aspire to do…which is more than simply selling supplies and equipment.

Honestly, you won’t find everything you need to operate a nursery available through OVS. We concur that there are many capable vendors for the tools or supplies that you need, but if we provide a service, or carry a product, it is because we believe that we have a unique offering.

We hope that you’ll agree that the business philosophy of your vendors is relevant to you. Our commitment to specialty ag and to our communities is also a source of pride to the associates of OVS.

We extend a sincere thank you to the members of the nursery community who see the value in the solutions we provide and look optimistically forward to a mutually beneficial future!

The People…

Joe Kupillas joined OVS in 2005 (read a brief bio). As the Nursery Industry Manager for OVS, Joe is thankful for this opportunity to work toward applying the talents and resources of OVS to contribute to the nursery industry. Joe would invite your suggestions and conversations about how OVS may expand its service to the nursery industry.

Some of the capable associates to contact directly regarding many OVS components include:

Equipment: Tractors, loaders, implements, RTV’s and Excavators: Contact Lee Watkins
east of the Willamette River and Corey Achziger west of the Willamette River.

Service: Andy Everetts at OVS McMinnville and Jim Milks at OVS Aurora

Supplies: Patty Abell at OVS Aurora and Corey Coad at OVS McMinnville. This category includes products that can range from glyphosate to the extensive list of pruning tools.

For more information on many of the products OVS carries, click a link of interest below:

Bamboo Cane
Pruning Supplies for hand held, pneumatic or battery operated systems
Rain Gear & Boots
Spray Protection
Tying Supplies

Nursery Outlook Newsletters: Published quarterly, each newsletter features products and services that are relevant to local nurseries. Click the icon to review current and past issues or to sign up for a FREE subscription. Look for a summary article referencing the most recent gathering of the Container Nursery Efficiency Forum (CNEF).

Click to review the Container Nursery Efficiency Forum (CNEF) information

Featured Nursery Products: Click here to View the Products

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Events: We regularly invite friends to gather and to evaluate new products and services and have also responded to requests to furnish safety-training programs. Examples include an evaluation of sprayers, mechanized container movement discussions and training on tractor safety. If you have an interest in equipment or tools, we’d invite your call. Perhaps others would have an interest as well. This is another example of how OVS is striving to aggregate collective wisdom in the advancement of solutions.

Important Nursery industry links:

Oregon Association of Nurseries: http://www.oan.org/
Nursery information: http://www.nurseryguide.com/
North Willamette Research & extension center: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/NWREC/

Thank you for visiting the OVS website and we hope the information provided will be useful to you.