Cherries in Umatilla County
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1. Oregon State University
2. Grower Incentives
3. Economics & Marketing
4. Orchard Establishment
4.1 Soil Sampling and Nutrient Management
- Central Analytical Laboratory (Oregon State Univ.)
- Nutrient Management Guide (includes a list of Analytical Laboratories serving Oregon)
- Taking Soil Samples
- Acidifying Soils for Crop Production East of the Cascades (Oregon State Univ.)
- Web Soil Survey - Maps, reports, and surveys of Umatilla County
- North American Proficiency Testing Program accredited laboratories for soil and tissue analyses
5. Climatology
- Pest and Disease Modeling from Local Weather Stations (IPPC)
- Weather Stations in the Valley
- National Weather Site (Noah) 7-day Prediction
- WSU AgWeather Net
6. Phenology
7. Organic Production
7.1 Getting Started
7.2 Certifications and Regulations
- USDA National Organic Program
- Organic Materials Review Institute OMRI
- Oregon Tilth
- Washington State Department of Agriculture Organic Food Program

7.3 Production
- ATTRA Organic Tree Fruits Production Overview
- Washington State University - Organic Agriculture
- Washington State University - Organic Production
8. Integrated Pest Management
- How to Reduce the Risk of Pesticide Resistance in Cherry Pests in Oregon

- 2009 Pest Management Guide for Tree Fruits in the Mid-Columbia Area (Oregon State Univ.)

- 2009 Crop Protection Guide for Tree Fruits in Washington (Washington State Univ.)

- IPM Decision Aid System (Washington State Univ.)
- 2009 Cherry Pest Management Guide for the Willamette Valley (Oregon State Univ.)

- Crop Data Management Systems - Current label and MSDS information

- General and Urban IPM in Oregon

- Managing Wildlife Damage

8.1 Insect Pests
Spotted Wing Drosophila: A New Pest Attacking Healthy Ripening Fruit in Oregon (Oregon State Univ.) 
- Oregon State University Plant Clinic
- OSU Nematode Testing Service & Key for Nematode Identification
- Oregon State University IPM Resource Guide

- Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook
- Tree Fruit Pest Management Page (Washington State Univ.)
- West Virginia University Pest Identification
- Pesticide Information Center Online (PICOL)
- Cherry Pest Management (UC Davis)
8.2 Diseases
- Pacific Northwest Disease Management Handbook
- West Virginia University Disease Identification
- Fruit Pathology (Washington State Univ.)
8.3 Weeds
8.4 Biological Control
- Insect Pests and Commercially Available Natural Enemies for the Pacific Northwest
- Association of Natural BioControl Products
- BioControl Network - Beneficial Insects, Mites & Organisms
- Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America
- Bio-Integral Resource Center
9. Irrigation
- Oregon Crop Water Use and Irrigation Requirements

- Managing Irrigation Water Quality for Crop Production in the Pacific Northwest

- Irrigation Management in Fruit Orchards

- Irrigating Fruit & Nut Trees in Oregon
- Drip Irrigation - An Introduction

- Irrigation Scheduling and Water Usage (Washington State Univ.)
10. Fertilization
11. Postharvest Research Centers
11.1 United States
- Postharvest Handling of Fruit and Vegetables (ATTRA)
- Postharvest Information Network (Washington State Univ.)
- Postharvest Technology (UC Davis)
- Postharvest Programs & Information (Univ. of Florida)
- Postharvest Information for Fruit and Nuts (UC Kearney Ag Center)
11.2 International
11.3 Australia
12. Processing
13. Plant Growth Regulator Sprays
14. Additional Links
- Stone Fruit Research IAREC Prosser (Washington State Univ.)
- Fruit Tree Research and Extension Center (Washington State Univ.)
- North Central Washington Tree Fruit Production (Washington State Univ.)
- Oregon Online ATV Safety Education Course

15. Prevention of Fruit Cracking
- Tom Helicopter, (561) 308-4513, BOATPIX Website
- Randy Knight, Blue Mountain Helicopters, 1820 South Main Street, Milton-Freewater OR 97862. Phone (541) 938-4275.
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