Chip Bubl

Office Phone

503-397-3462 x1

Location

Columbia County Extension

Programs

Columbia County Master Gardeners

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Content by Chip Bubl

Newsletter Issue

Country Living Newsletter - August 2018

In This Issue: funding for farmers & ranchers, OSU Beef Tour, where did the tansy ragwort go? phosphate and the human future, hay hauling permit update, year-round grass tetany management, plants attracting beneficial predators, fruit tree "slugs", enthusiastic yellow jackets, early appearance of fall webworms, protection for tomato plants in changing weather, WILDFIRE preparedness, oxeye daisy weed, August garden hints, and more!

By Chip Bubl

Newsletter Issue

Country Living Newsletter - July 2018

In This Issue: manures and gardens, blossom end rot, apple maggot season, interesting insect imposters, invasive nutria, blackberry weeds, beekeeping workshop, July garden hints, hay hauling, livestock numbers declining in the county?, sobering farm accident statistics, 2018 Columbia County Fair: July 18-22 (Benny Beaver day is Saturday, July 21st), and more!

By Chip Bubl, Sonia Reagan

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Introduction to Post-Harvest Food Handling

Savvy consumers have high expectations. They want their meat, produce and processed food products to be nice looking, nutritionally sound, good tasting and free from microbial risks. The small farmer...

By Chip Bubl

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Irrigation Management Basics

Small fruit, vegetable and nursery crops generally require irrigation to produce the quality the market demands and the yield the producer needs. Irrigation technology has changed dramatically over...

By Chip Bubl

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Crops that don’t require irrigation (and big equipment)

Crops that don’t require irrigation (and big equipment) Western Oregon has a number of small-acreage farms (40 acres or less) that have traditionally raised livestock but could produce higher value...

By Chip Bubl

Newsletter Issue

Country Living Newsletter - June 2018

In This Issue: when you're hot, you're hot (peppers!), spotted wing drosophila season, plant a block for the bees, caterpillars & bird conservation, weed of the month: quackgrass, Garden Hints for June, DNA nabs wood thieves, ticks and red meat allergy, spotlight on insects: the bee fly, Oregon bee project & atlas, get to know your watershed council, livestock disease prevention, markets and prices, evening cut hay is sweet but is this good hay for horses?, grazing thoughts from the field, Canning Season is Almost Here! We offer FREE pressure gauge testing for your canners!

By Chip Bubl, Sonia Reagan

Is charcoal a good soil amendment?

Do you have published, current, projected , research in the effects of charcoal amendment to agricultural soils/forest soils?

By Chip Bubl

Am I using the proper weeding technique for the northern hemisphere?

When weeding, I twist the weed to the right, to remove the root. Knowing that the northern hemisphere has a different 'spin' from the southern, am I doing it correctly?

By Chip Bubl