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Farmers get a handle on wildfire prevention from OSU Extension outreach

Jacob Powell, an Oregon State University Extension Service crops and livestock expert with wildfire experience, has the knowledge and tools to make farmers aware of and in line with new OHSA requirements.

Jacob Powell | Feb 2023 | Impact story

Resilient dryland farming appropriation (RDFA) 2020 – 2021 annual report: Alternative crop trial

This report includes preliminary data for the second of a three-year study. Since this year was a record drought year, results could vary from a normal rainfall year. Finalized data and observations will be released in future as peer-reviewed studies, reports, and extension articles. For more information, please visit the RDFA project page.

Dec 2021 | Educational document

As Russian thistle becomes resistant to glyphosate, OSU Extension weed scientist finds alternatives for wheat farmers

Russian thistle thrives in the dry climate of eastern Oregon and Washington and if left unchecked develops an extensive root system that competes with wheat for water and nutrients.

Kym Pokorny | Nov 2, 2021 | News story

Resilient dryland farming appropriation (RDFA) 2020 – 2021 annual report: Cover crop trial

This report includes preliminary data for the second of a three-year study. Since this year was a record drought year, results could vary from a normal rainfall year. Finalized data and observations will be released in future as peer-reviewed studies, reports, and extension articles. For more information, please visit the RDFA project page. .

Christina Hagerty, Surendra Singh | Sep 2021 | Educational document Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Designing cover and alternative crops for dryland cropping systems in eastern Oregon

The Introduction to Resilient Dryland Farming Alliance Project aims to assist growers in designing wheat-alternate cropping systems that will improve soil health without decreasing wheat yields.

Surendra Singh, Judit Barroso, Francisco Calderon, Ryan Graebner, Stephen Machado, Catherine Reardon, Christina Hagerty | Jul 2021 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Wheat virus is bigger problem in Pacific Northwest than previously thought

Wheat soil-borne mosaic disease was first detected in the Walla Walla Valley along the Oregon and Washington border in 2008.

Chris Branam | Mar 2, 2020 | News story

Cereal Pathology at CBARC

Current plant pathology research and extension at the Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center, under the leadership of Dr. Christina Hagerty.

Christina Hagerty, Richard Smiley | Mar 2018 | Online resource

Cereal Pathology

The Pendleton Cereal Pathology lab is focused on serving the producers and stakeholders of high quality Oregon wheat. My goal is to conduct relevant, practical, and applied research on the biology and control of plant-pathogenic fungi and nematodes that limit yields of dryland wheat production in the Inland Pacific Northwest.

Christina Hagerty | Mar 2018 | Online resource

Irrigated Soft White Wheat (Eastern Oregon) Nutrient Management Guide

Management recommendations focusing on rate, timing, source, and method of nutrient application for irrigated wheat production in eastern Oregon.

Donald A. Horneck, John M. Hart, Michael D. Flowers, Larry Lutcher, Don Wysocki, Mary Corp, Mylen Bohle | Dec 2010 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)