With the recent wildfires in Oregon, Oregon State University Extension is coordinating a statewide hay donation and distribution program to those in need this fall. If you need hay or can donate or offer transportation, please ... Read more...
This publication describes—by climatic zone—perennial pasture plant growth and how management actions can affect growth, both positively and negatively. Optimal management of forages by season is the basis for the Pasture Calendar.
Assists livestock producers in using forage analysis as a management tool to improve livestock nutrition. Explains the information commonly found in most laboratory forage reports: feed, protein, carbohydrates, fat, energy, ash, minerals, pH, nitrates, RFV, and RFQ.
Sergio Arispe, Shelby Filley |
Nov 2016 |
OSU Extension Catalog
The comprehensive resource for anyone who manages livestock on pastures in the Northwest, this book offers pasture managers information and tools to enable their pastures and their livestock to reach their maximum production ...
This is a free site designed to bring natural resources information (Agroforestry, Plant Ecology, Inventory and Monitoring, Range Management, and Natural Resources) out of the university classroom and onto the screens of interested viewers around the world. Topics will be chosen for their general interest and practical implications for a non-technical audience.
This Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) posts updated water and climate reports. These reports can be helpful in purchasing, storing, and utilizing forage resources.
National Water and Climate |
Jul 2020 |
Online resource
A well-managed pasture has several ecological and economic benefits. However, several species of arthropods (insects, mites and garden symphylans), and gastropods (slugs) inhabit pastures of the Pacific Northwest of the United States and can diminish those benefits.
Mylen Bohle, David Hannaway, Silvia I. Rondon |
Aug 2020 |
OSU Extension Catalog
A study led by Oregon State University finds that tensions between Rangeland Fire Protection Associations and government agencies have lessened– rapidly in Idaho and gradually in Oregon.
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