1. Topics
  2. Crop production

Field crops

Photo: Lynn Ketchum (Cropped from original)

Browse resources

Displaying 121 - 130 of 203 resources

Retired Extension agent, turning 100, reflects on career

Steve Besse spent one-quarter of his life, 25 years, working for Oregon State University’s College of Agriculture, and most of it in Extension.

Mitch Lies | Oct 30, 2019 | News story

Field Crop IPM

The Agricultural Research and Extension Centers in Eastern and Central Oregon have dedicated faculty focused on IPM (Integrated Pest Management) for potato and seed potato production. Additional resources are available for Western ...

Oct 2019 | Collection

Tackling Potato Virus Y

Oregon State University research on Potato Virus Y in potato production in the Pacific Northwest and worldwide uses biotechnology tools like CRISPR to study genes associated with the defenses of potato to the virus.

Aymeric Goyer, Max Combest | Jun 2024 | Video Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Selecting successful cover crops for your hop yard

This fact sheet is designed to help guide commercial hop growers in selecting cover crops. The guide discusses pros and cons for four different cover crop strategies: annual fall-planted, annual spring-planted, annual re-seeding and...

Betsy Verhoeven | Sep 2019 | Article

Grazed Cover Cropping, Drew Leitch (Farmer to Farmer Case Study Series)

An Inland Northwest farmer has been trialing spring and fall-seeded cover cropping for cow-calf grazing and the effects on the following grain crops.

Georgine Yorgey, Kristy Borrelli, Kathleen Painter, Doug Finkelnburg | Sep 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Researchers determine pollen abundance and diversity in five major pollinator-dependent crops

A new study provides valuable insights into pollen abundance and diversity available to honeybee colonies employed in five major pollinator-dependent crops in Oregon and California.

Chris Branam | Aug 28, 2019 | News story

Soft White Winter Wheat (Western Oregon) Nutrient Management Guide

Gives nutrient and lime recommendations for soft white winter wheat in western Oregon. Also discusses: impact of diseases, such as take-all root rot, on crop yield; planting in poorly drained soil; soils and ...

John M. Hart, Michael D. Flowers, Nicole Anderson, Richard Roseberg, Neil W. Christensen, Mark E. Mellbye | Jul 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Sensor Sprayers for Specialty Crop Production

Sensor-controlled spray systems can help growers use fewer chemicals and less water while maintaining good pest control. Learn about the pros and cons of different types of sensor sprayers.

Brent Warneke, Jay W. Pscheidt, Robin Rosetta, Lloyd Nackley | Jun 2024 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

OSU Organic Fertilizer & Cover Crop Calculator: Predicting Plant-available Nitrogen

Describes the OSU Organic Fertilizer & Cover Crop Calculator and using it to predict plant-available nitrogen.

Dan M. Sullivan, Nick Andrews, Clare Sullivan, Linda Brewer | Mar 2023 | 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)