Pasture Information and Forage Research in Central Oregon

For Further Information contact: Mylen Bohle 498 S.E. Lynn Blvd Prineville, Oregon 97754 Telephone: 541-447-6228 Fax: 541-416-2115 Cory Parsons Central Oregon Livestock/Water Quality Faculty Crook County Extension Service Oregon State University 498 SE Lynn Blvd. Prineville, Oregon 97754 Telephone: 541-447-6228

Deschusted County:

Pasture and Forage Information:

With the dry, sunny weather that prevails through-out the harvest season, Deschutes County is well suited for the production of forages. About 45 percent of the cropland is pasture and about 45 percent is forages cut for hay. The various types of hay produced include alfalfa, grass clover, small grain, oats with miscellaneous legumes, native grasses, and other hay types. Over the past 25 years, the acreage in hay production has fluctuated from a high of almost 31,000 acres in 1965, to a low of 14,000 in 1977. Yields in alfalfa production have steadily increased over the past 25 years from 2.5 ton/acre average to 4.2 ton/acre average. Since 1980 there has been a steady increase in the number of acres of irrigated hay pastures.

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Small Farms

Crook and Jefferson County:

Forage Publications:

Quality and Yield Comparison of Orchardgrass Varieties in Their Fourth Production Year
Tall Fescue Variety Quality and Yield Comparison in the Fourth Production Year

Alfalfa Publications:

Fall Dormancy Effect on Three-cut First-year Alfalfa Qualilty and Yield
Fall Dormancy Effect on Three-cut Alfalfa Production
Fall Dormancy Effect on Four-cut First Year Alfalfa Quality and Yield
Fall Dormancy Effect on Four-cut Alfalfa Production
2003 4-Cut Alfalfa Variety Trial at Madras: 2004 Results
2003 3-Cut Alfalfa Variety Trial at Powell Butte: 2004 Results
1998 Four-Cut Irrigated Alfalfa Variety Trial - Madras: 1999 - 2002 Results
1998 Three-Cut Irrigated Alfalfa Variety Trial: 1999-2002 Yield Results Powell Butte, Oregon.
Central Oregon 1995 Irrigated Alfalfa Variety Trial Powell Butte: 1996-1999 Results

Grass Publications:

2003 4-Cut Grass Hay Species and Variety Trial - 2004 Results Madras
2003 3-Cut Grass Hay Species and Variety Trial - 2004 Results Powell Butte