Southern Willamette Valley Small Farms | OSU Extension Service

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We help rural landowners and small-scale farmers to explore possibilities and solve problems. We provide research-based resources for the community, offering educational programming, technical assistance and farmer networking opportunities.

Announcements

Food preservation classes for farmers

Join the OSU Extension Small Farms team for a series of food preservation classes this summer! Read more...

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Our specialties

Agricultural Tourism

Beginning Farmers

Small Acreage Stewardship

Addressing land management and soil and water quality for non-commercial small acreages.

Commercial Small Farms

Addressing high value horticulture, livestock and poultry, and alternative crop production emphasizing organic and pasture based systems and specialty and niche production. Value-added product development is often integrated with production.

Community Food Systems

Addressing alternative and specialty marketing through creation and enhancement of local and regional food systems and farm direct marketing channels. Farmers markets, agritourism, farm to retail and institution sales are special emphasizes.

Military Veteran Farmers

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Faculty & Staff

Sep 12

Blueberry Meadows Farm Tour

10:00 am - 12:00 pm Corvallis, OR

Sep 13

September - Veteran Farmer Coffee + Chat: Wine Grapes

10:00 am - 12:00 pm Monroe, OR

Sep 18

Winter is Coming: Fall Soil Prep

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Corvallis, OR

Sep 20

Rock Hill Farm Tour

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Lebanon, OR

Sep 24

Women's Autumn Medicinal Herb Group Gathering

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Corvallis, OR

Oct 2

Emerald Ash Borer Workshop for Small Farm and Woodland Owners

10:00 am - 12:00 pm Philomath, OR

Oct 3

The Farm Up Lost Creek - Farm Tour

10:00 am - 12:00 pm Dexter, OR

Oct 9

Alternative Approaches to Woody Residue Management

9:30 am - 2:00 pm

Oct 10

Squeeze the Day: Juicing Workshop

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Dexter, OR

Oct 11

Rising Star Farms - Farm Tour

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Lebanon, OR

Nov 15

Wreath Making Workshop

10:00 am - 1:00 pm Corvallis, OR

Meet our team

Assistant Professor of Practice, Small Farms Program

Small Farms

Contact for small farm, soil and pasture management and agricultural tourism questions from Lane, Linn and Benton Counties

Education Program Assistant 2 - Small Farms & Forestry

Small Farms, Ground Water Quality Outreach Program Coordinator

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Education Program Assistant 2, Small Farms and Forestry & Natural Resource programs

Contact for questions about events and programs in Lane County.

Ag Small Farms Coordinator

Featured Resources

For the Love of Farming

This series is all about connecting listeners to small scale farmers and ranchers. We come together to talk about their why, how they came to be where they are, challenges, joys, and how they keep going. We are grateful ...

Podcast

Poison hemlock and Western waterhemlock: deadly plants that may be growing in your pasture

Poisonous plants are a major cause of economic loss to the livestock industry. Two poisonous plants common to Oregon are poison hemlock and Western water hemlock. Ingestion of either by humans or livestock typically results in death.

Scott Duggan | Jun 2018 | Article

Meat and poultry processing regulations in Oregon: A short guide

Farmers and ranchers around Oregon raise and sell livestock and poultry for a variety of local and regional markets. Processing is a necessary but often complex link in the chain connecting farms to end consumers. Here are ...

Lauren Gwin | Dec 2016 | Article

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