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Dryland Cropping Systems: Grain Sorghum

This publication examines grain sorghum history, uses, conditions for growing, and yield potential.

Grace Armah-Agyeman, Jim Loliland, Russ Karow, William A. Payne, Calvin Trostle, Brent Bean | Jul 2002 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Oilseed Crops: Flax

Flax is an annual herbaceous plant that can be grown as a winter annual in mild climates. This publication covers flax history, uses, adaptation, cultural practices, harvest, and yield.

Daryl T. Ehrensing | Feb 2008 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Dryland Cropping Systems: Chickpea Production Guide

This publication discusses chickpea (garbanzo) cultivation in Oregon. Topics include variety selection, conditions for growth, seed and seedbed preparation, seeding date, method and rate of seeding, fertilizer and lime, ...

Mary Corp, Stephen Machado, Daniel A. Ball, Richard Smiley, Steven Petrie, Mark Siemens, Stephen Guy | Jul 2021 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Oilseed Crops: Camelina

This publication covers camelina history, uses, adaptation, cultural practices, harvest, and yield.

Daryl T. Ehrensing, Stephen Guy | Jan 2008 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Exploring Organic Grain and Forage Production as a Profitable Market for Palouse Farmers

Demand for organic grain has outpaced actual US grain production in recent years. Yet little is known about organic grain production in the Palouse, likely because it comprises a small portion of total crop ...

Kendell Kahl, Kathleen Painter, Nicole Tautges, Kristy Borrelli | Oct 2020 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Grazing Management for Rangeland Health: A Threat-based Land Management Approach

The sagebrush ecosystem is shrinking at an alarming rate. Threat-based land management provides a framework for improving grazing and management and adjusting as conditions change. Monitoring and the Grazing Response ...

Chris Schachtschneider, Vanessa Schroeder, Dustin Johnson | Oct 2022 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Integrated Management of Downy Brome in Winter Wheat

Downy brome (Bromus tectorum L.), also known as cheatgrass, is especially troublesome in low precipitation production areas where crop rotations are mostly limited to winter wheat followed by a year of summer ...

Drew J. Lyon, Andy Hulting, Don W. Morishita, Frank Young | Aug 2020 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Growing Malting Barley in and Around the Willamette Valley

Barley is a useful rotation crop that grows well in the Willamette Valley. But the region's craft beers and spirits generally use malting barley shipped from elsewhere. Can growers and brewers capitalize on ...

Betsy Verhoeven, Scott Fisk, Ryan Graebner, Laura Helgerson, Brigid Meints, Pat Hayes | May 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Quinoa Production for the Willamette Valley

In the Willamette Valley, the adoption of quinoa in cropping systems has been hampered by production, processing and marketing difficulties. To help address those challenges, Extension tested 17 quinoa varieties and ...

Kristine Buckland, Ann Rasmussen, Eliza Smith | Nov 2020 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)