Forages - hay and pasture collection

Here is a collection of our favorite forages resources.

Pasture and Grazing Management in the Northwest

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 ...

Glenn E. Shewmaker, Mylen Bohle | Jan 2010 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Soil Testing & Fertilizing

Renovation

Forage Types

Forage Management

Introduction to Pasture and Grazing Management in Western Oregon
- Publication
- Educational program (on-demand course)
The Western Oregon and Washington Pasture Calendar
Pasture & Grazing Management in the Northwest
Rangeland Monitoring
Grass is King: Protect the Crown
Understanding plant and root growth in the Fall
Forage root dynamics (video)
Who's coming to dinner (video)
Managing SmallAcreage Horse Farms for Green Pastures, Clean Water, and Healthy Horses
Managing SmallAcreage Horse Farms in Central and Eastern Oregon
Managing Pastures for Longevity (with Grazing?)
Mud and Manure Management
- presentation
- Demonstration
Planning and Building Fences
- Virginia Coop Ext
- Univ. of Tenn.

Hay

Irrigation

Irrigating Pastures
Oregon Crop Water Use and Irrigation Requirements (EM 8530)
Western Oregon Irrigation Guides (EM 8713)
Managing Irrigation Water Quality for crop production in the Pacific Northwest (PNW 597)
Strategies for Efficient Irrigation Water Use (EM8783)
Irrigation Monitoring Using Soil Water Tension (EM 8900)
Irrigation System Maintenance, Groundwater Quality, and Improved Production (EM 8862)
Estimating Soil Moisture by Feel and Appearance (NRCS)

Drought (under construction)

Managing pastures for drought resilience
- Drought Advisory: Managing Pastures and Haylands
- National Drought Mitigation Center (U. of Neb.)
- Weekly Water and Climate Report
- Managing Resources in a Drought
- Tax Implications of Drought
- Living with Droughty Pastures
- Timothy Hay-Drought Advisory
- Grazing
- Fertilization
- Species selection/variety
- Literature Review

Feeding Value

Forage Anti-Quality Factors

Leasing Pastures

Pasture Rental Rates
USDA Land Values 2018 Summary
Farmland Investor Letter
Farm Lease (NC Farm Mgmt. Ext. Committee)
What Are Your Forages Worth? PNW259

Other

Aug 2019

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Regional Livestock & Forages

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