Central Oregon Pastures and Forage Program in Deschutes County

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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For further information, please contact:

Mylen Bohle
Central Oregon Forage Faculty/Research
Crook County Extension Service
Oregon State University
498 SE Lynn Blvd.
Prineville OR 97754
Telephone: 541-447-6228

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Barbi Riggs
Central Oregon Livestock/Water Quality Faculty
Crook County Extension Service
Oregon State University
498 SE Lynn Blvd.
Prineville, Oregon 97754
Telephone: 541-447-6228

Dana Martin
Central Oregon Small Acreage Faculty
Deschutes County Extension Service
Oregon State University
3893 SW Airport Way
Redmond, Oregon 97756
Telephone: 541-548-6088 X7957

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