Rural Economic Development

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Vital Community Indicator Projects

Oregon State University Extension has partnered with rural communities to define, operationalize, and track community specific measures of community vitality. This collection includes reports, executive summaries, and presentations that detail these projects.

By Amy Grotta, Lena Etuk, Mindy Crandall | Collection

A Primer on Rural Community Sustainability

This primer is intended to serve Extension personnel and community leaders as they work in local communities facing decisions with long-range implications.

OSU Extension Catalog

WealthWorks in Practice - Rural Wealth Creation

Four videos explain WealthWorks, the rural wealth creation approach to local economic community development.

By Mallory Rahe, Amy Hause | Collection

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Growing Malting Barley in and Around the Willamette Valley

Barley is a useful rotation crop that grows well in the Willamette Valley. But the region's craft beers and spirits generally use malting barley shipped from elsewhere. Can growers and brewers capitalize on high-quality, locally produced barley? Learn more about malting barley, study supply chain...

By Betsy Verhoeven, Ryan Graebner | OSU Extension Catalog

Ecotrust is Hosting a Four-State “Ag of the Middle” Business Accelerator Program. Designed for Farmers, Ranchers, and Fishers

— The 2018 cohort kicks off NOVEMBER 7-8th, 2018! Apply online by October 5th — Know a small rancher, farmer, or fishers in far Northern California, Oregon, Washington or Alaska who’d like support...

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Oregon Community Food Systems by the Numbers: Oregon's Farmers Markets

Examines the impact of farmers markets in low-income areas of Oregon with low access to supermarkets. One in a series of fact sheets that monitors trends and changes in various dimensions of the food system.

By Lauren Gwin | OSU Extension Catalog

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Latest News

Growing Farms hybrid course gets farmers off to a good start

Dec 29, 2016

Dive deeper into the business of farming

By Kym Pokorny | News Story

Economists say that high gas prices triggered housing crisis in 2007

Apr 5, 2012

High gas prices were the “trigger” that burst the housing bubble, according to economists from OSU and UC Berkeley

By Peg Herring | News Story

Farmers' markets growing in popularity but not all succeed

Jul 23, 2007

Almost half of all new farmers' markets close within, or after, their first year of operation according to a new study from Oregon State University.

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Animal, mineral, or vegetable, what is the coolest thing for my farm?

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