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Tracking weeds is first step in controlling them

When winter approaches, it’s time to check your weed control plans. Noxious weeds are best controlled if you track them carefully. Weed mapping and weed calendaring are two activities important to tracking weeds so that you can properly control them. Here are a few tips to get you started.

Shelby Filley | Nov 2021 | Article

Herbs and Vegetables in Oil (SP 50-701)

It’s important to keep food safety in mind when storing herbs or vegetables such as garlic, mushrooms and chili peppers in oil. The combination of these low-acid foods and oil create an environment for deadly bacteria.

Carolyn Raab, PhD., R.D, Margy Woodburn, Ph.D. | Feb 2015 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Candace Stoughton - Water Conservation

Candace Stoughton, Low Impact Development Specialist, gives a tour of the East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District building and the many demonstration projects on the grounds that soak up stormwater

May 2018 | Video

Fairy rings in my lawn?

Q: Several brown, dead rings have formed in my lawn this summer. They seem to coincide with a type of mushroom. Are the mushrooms causing this? Is there any treatment short of applying a fungicide that is effective? Will the lawn recover on its own?

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Commercial Truffle Cultivation in Western Oregon

Oregon is among the world’s best regions for farming European truffles. With the development of modern seedling inoculation methods, 80-90% of French truffles are now grown in orchards of inoculated oak and hazelnut trees. While...

Jul 2020 | Video

Episode 14: Forest Fungi

In this episode, Lauren Grand and Ariel Cowan discuss the role fungi play in maintaining a healthy forest.

Lauren Grand, Ariel Cowan | Mar 2022 | Podcast episode

WaterWise Plant Profiles

View this gallery of images and plant profiles of some WaterWise plants.

Linda R. McMahan | Jun 2018 | Educational gallery

How much should my animals graze?

Q: I have a small dairy goat farm, and at the moment have 5 adult does plus 2 donkeys. This year we have had just enough precipitation to start the grass growing again but the ground is still firm. However, I'm sure my ...

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Raptors vs. Rodents, Part 1

This podcast is part of the Living on the Land series. It provides concise information on the value to farmers and ranchers of barn owls and American kestrels for rodent control, and ways to help build up local populations...

Shilah Olson, Karen Lamson, Mike Omeg, Brian Tuck, Susan Kerr, Ellen Hammond | Dec 2012 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)