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Introducing Myself 



Dr Paul R Fisher 



I would like to take this opportu- 

 nity, as the new faculty member in 

 ornamental horticulture at the Uni- 

 versity of New Hampshire, to intro- 

 duce myself. I am very much ori- 

 ented toward production floriculture, 

 doing applied research that ends up 

 in tools used by growers. My teach- 

 ing tries to give students practical 

 and problem-solving skills. 



I am originally from New Zealand, 

 where 1 worked for the Ministry of 

 Agriculture and Fisheries in a sus- 

 tainable agriculture program. I have 

 a PhD from Michigan State Univer- 

 sity (MSU) where I worked with Dr. 

 Royal Heins on a computer program 

 designed to help growers monitor 

 and control the height of poinset- 

 tias, Easter lilies, and chrysanthe- 

 mums. I also spent three years doing 

 floriculture research and teaching at 

 the University of California at Davis. 



My responsibilities at UNH are in 

 teaching and research. The teaching 

 work will include several courses in 

 introductory and advanced floricul- 

 tural production. My research will 

 focus on production floriculture and 

 the environmental issues associated 

 with ornamental production. I am 

 very open to specific research 

 projects and am currently meeting 

 with New Hampshire growers to 

 learn about the industry and its pri- 

 orities. UNH is very supportive of 

 improving our greenhouses and 

 strengthening the ornamental horti- 

 culture program in the Department 

 of Plant Biology. 



Several points about my program 

 may be of interest to you. I would 

 like my students to gain practical 

 hands-on experience through intern- 

 ships (short-term work experiences). 

 Providing internships would be a 

 way for you to support their educa- 

 tion — and some of these students 

 may work out to be long-term em- 

 ployees. The advanced floricultural 

 course will be first taught during the 



CLASSIFIEDS 



BUSINESS FOR SALE Plymouth area. Two complete greenhouses — one 80- 

 foot, one 100-foot plus extension (they'll need to be moved). Many, many 

 extras — pallets, Metro-Mix 510, seeders, dosatron, benches, displays, etc. 

 All perennial and nursery stock included. Only serious buyers need respond. 

 Call 603-786-9979, 6:30-8 am. Ask for Bob or leave message. 



|OB OPENINGS van Berkum Nursery is a family-run wholesale perennial 

 nursery with a 'team' staff of about 10 people. We are seeking quality-con- 

 scious workers with good 'people skills.' |obs start March-April. Assistant 

 Propagator: Needs quick hands for cuttings, division, seeding, potting; Truck 

 Driver: Needs great personality to deliver in our box truck around New En- 

 gland. Knowledge of perennials helpful. Our driver is our ambassador. Field 

 Crew: Needs hustle and enthusiasm working on orders, maintaining plants, 

 potting, and helping customers. Please call Peter or Leslie van Berkum at 

 603-463-7663. 



FOR SALE: 188,000 Btu wood, coal, oil Newmac forced hot air furnace. Good 

 for greenhouse or home. Never used. Still in original packing crate. $2750.00. 

 Tanglewood Gardens. Bedford. NH. 603-472-3737. 



WANTED: Professional Plant Pathologist for Woody Ornamentals (Extension Educa- 

 tor) at UMAss Extension's Urban Forestry Diagnostic Lab, UMass. Amherst. The 

 person In this position will provide timely and accurate diagnosis of woody plant 

 health problems, staff and maintain operations of the lab, and organize and 

 present workshops and training sessions for field staff and clientele. 



BA/BS In plant pathology or related field and one-five years related profes- 

 sional experience required. MS/MA in plant pathology and commercial experi- 

 ence preferred. Ability to maintain diverse schedule of local, regional, and 

 statewide activities; excellent interpersonal skills; knowledge and demonstrated 

 ability to implement adult education theories and practices with diverse audi- 

 ences — all are required. Starting salary — $30,400.00. 



By lanuary 10, 1997, send letter of application, resume, and names, phone 

 numbers, and addresses of three current references to Search 38044. Employ- 

 ment Office, 167 Whltmore Administration Building, University of Massachu- 

 setts, Amherst, MA 01003. 



spring of 1998. A major requirement 

 for that course will be that students 

 will each work with a local grower 

 on a short research project of inter- 

 est to the grower. 1 will provide 

 more information on that course to 

 you next year. Although my position 

 does not contain any Extension 

 component, I do intend to work with 

 the Cooperative Extension person- 

 nel and the New Hampshire Plant 

 Growers Association to help pass re- 

 search information along to you. Fi- 

 nally, 1 am excited about the oppor- 

 tunity to develop a teaching and re- 

 search program in our important in- 

 dustry and 1 look forward to the op- 

 portunity to meet with you. 



PflMl can be reached at 603-862-4525. 



The Final Version 



This is the final version of the bill 

 that has now been sent to legisla- 

 tive services. They will rewrite the 

 bill and put it into a legislative for- 

 mat. We will then review it one 

 more time to make sure there are 

 no changes to be made. The bill is 

 being sponsored by Derek Owen 

 ((D-Hopkinton), William Phinney 

 (RD-Bristol), and Leighton Pratt (R- 

 Lancaster). 



72:12-d Exemption. Temporary, de- 

 mountable, plastic covered green- 

 houses with no permanent under 

 structure shall be exempt from taxa- 

 tion as real estate if all of the fol- 

 lowing qualifications are met: 



DECEMBER 1996 ♦ |ANUARV 1997 



