Mismanaged irrigation wastes water, prevents crops from reaching their optimal yields, encourages nutrient leaching and runoff and leads to a less-than-optimal cost-to-return ratio. Efficiently managing wheel lines benefits irrigators and other community water users.
Ian McGregor, María Isabel Zamora Re, Gordon Jones |
May 2023 |
OSU Extension CatalogPeer reviewed (Orange level)
On-farm trials help growers test if promising experiment station research results can be replicated on their farms. However, these on-farm trials must be carefully planned to ensure the results are valid.
OSU Extension hosted a Western Hemp Train-the-Trainer in March 2023. The event was created in support of the USDA NIFA Sustainable Agriculture Systems grant: Sustainably Incorporating Hemp Biobased Economy into Western U.S. Regional ...
When the hemp harvest is around the corner, it's time for growers to consider preharvest testing to ensure the crop meets the requirements for THC. Learn about Oregon's latest rules for preharvest testing.
Drought has become a fact of life for farmers throughout the West. For hemp growers, careful planning for where, when and what to plant can result in a crop that will thrive despite dry conditions.
This month's issue contains an article on selecting nitrogen application rates based on expected yield and adjusting for the amount of nitrogen from clovers and other legumes present. Another article, Evaluation Flock Productivity is included for you to review the different measurements you can keep records on and use to check your productivity. Reasons why and how each factor plays into production efficiency are detailed. The last article summarizes and links to a study to evaluate methods for reducing calf stress during processing in unweaned bull calves. Several announcements for upcoming educational programs are also included.
In response to industry concern, Gordon Jones, OSU Extension agriculture faculty in Jackson and Josephine counties, conducted a harvest-time study at the Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center.
This month's issue includes articles on hay production and use with considerations on the current drought, drying off ewes and does, and poisonous plants in pasture. There are announcements about educational programs and grants and special projects.
This month's issue includes articles on hay feeding to decrease waste, internal parasites in sheep and goats. There are brief announcements with fun facts, surveys and useful resources and educational program and events that provide a chance to connect.
Shelby Filley, Cassie Bouska, Gordon Jones |
Dec 2021 |
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The fifth issue of the 2021 OSU Hemp Newsletter. In this issue, we highlight on-going OSU hemp research and extension activities from the past year. Be sure to follow the web links throughout the Newsletter for further information or to watch short videos about the projects.
Govinda Shrestha, Gordon Jones |
Dec 2021 |
Newsletter
This month's issue includes articles on tracking noxious weeds, balancing livestock rations, and pasture management resources for winter study. There are four brief announcements with fun facts, surveys and useful resources and educational program and events that provide a chance to connect.
Shelby Filley, Cassie Bouska, Gordon Jones |
Nov 2021 |
Newsletter issue
This month's newsletter has an article on preparing cows and heifers for their next calving season. This includes plane of nutrition, proper body condition, and other management factors. A second article contains information on grazing management for fall, the importance of protecting the energy reserves and tillers. Don't miss the links to two short videos on roots and regrowth of forage. There are plenty of announcements on educational program and events.
This issue of the Livestock & Forages Western Oregon Newsletter contains an article on meat processing and information on State Inspected Meat Program in Oregon. There are also articles on mineral supplementation, including options when grazing multi-species and an OSU Mineral Survey and Testing program. There are several announcements and educational events listed as well.
Cassie Bouska, Shelby Filley, Gordon Jones |
Sep 2021 |
Newsletter issue
The fourth issue of the 2021 OSU Hemp Newsletter. In this issue, we discuss corn earworm treatment options available to hemp growers; syrphids role on biological control of hemp aphids; and pre-harvest testing reminders.
Govinda Shrestha, Gordon Jones |
Sep 2021 |
Newsletter
The third issue of the 2021 OSU Hemp Newsletter. In this issue, we discuss corn earworm monitoring results from Southern Oregon and management strategies; steps to keep pollen out of CBD production fields; an overview of Botrytis hemp gray mold; a review of beet leafhopper concerns; and recent OSU news and updates on hemp.
Govinda Shrestha, Gordon Jones |
Aug 2021 |
Newsletter
The second issue of the 2021 OSU Hemp Newsletter. In this issue, we discuss corn earworm monitoring results from Southern Oregon; Pythium root and crown rot management; a pear grower field day visit to Horn Creek Hemp; and other updates.
Govinda Shrestha, Gordon Jones |
Aug 2021 |
Newsletter
This issue of the Livestock & Forages Western Oregon Newsletter contains some summer season considerations. It has articles on Flushing ewes in preparation for breeding, dealing with pesky flies, and internal parasites in sheep and goats, plus a section on upcoming events and opportunities for producers.
Cassie Bouska, Shelby Filley, Gordon Jones |
Jul 2021 |
Newsletter issue
The first issue of the 2021 OSU Hemp Newsletter. In this issue, we discuss how hemp producers can create corn earworm monitoring kits; reminders on careful watering of transplanted hemp; and provided recent OSU news and updates on hemp.
Govinda Shrestha, Gordon Jones |
Jul 2021 |
Newsletter
This publication summarizes the learner-centered education methods and community outcomes of three Extension partnerships. These projects increased the use of integrated pest management and pesticide risk reduction practices in Oregon. The...
Living with droughty pastures, strategies for efficient irrigation water use, when to consider culling sheep from your flock, marketing and feeding cull cows, pastures and land stewards, farm and ranch stress assistance network and many events to participate in.
Shelby Filley, Gordon Jones, Cassie Bouska |
Jun 2021 |
Newsletter issue
Whether you’re growing hay for market or providing forage for livestock, a healthy pasture maintains soil health, produces high yields, excludes weeds and has a positive impact on the environment. Proper management is key to a...
Soil is a living ecosystem that includes minerals, air, water, habitat for creatures and the creatures themselves. Soil provides plants with nutrients, water, physical support and air for roots. Soil also houses macro- and ...
With hemp rocketing to the #1 crop by acreage in Jackson and Josephine counties in 2019, it was clear that OSU Extension needed to provide targeted outreach to hemp growers in our region.
Industrial hemp was grown as a commodity crop for decades until it was banned in the mid-1930s. Congress decriminalized the crop in 2018, sparking interest in it among growers in Oregon, where hemp can be grown successfully. ...
Valtcho Jeliazkov, Jay Noller, Sam Angima, Silvia I. Rondon, Richard Roseberg, Gordon Jones |
Aug 2019 |
OSU Extension CatalogPeer reviewed (Orange level)
More than 2,000 new farms were established in Oregon in recent years, and the total value of state’s agriculture, food and fiber sector exceeds $42 billion, according to a new economic analysis report by Oregon State University researchers.
Sep 29, 2021 |
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