Soil Testing & Fertilizing

• Soil Sampling EC628
• Variable Depth Sampling
• Analytical Labs Serving Oregon (List of Labs)
• Soil Test Interpretation Guide
• Nutrient Management for Pastures: Western Oregon and Western Washington
  • Updated Lime Requirement Recommendations for Oregon
• Fertilizing with Manure and Other Organic Amendments (PNW 533)
• Fertilizers and Micronutrients for Certified Organic
• Degree Growing Days for TSum 200
• Using soil type to estimate potential forage productivity
• Benefits of soil testing to guide pasture fertilization

Renovation

• Pasture Survey: Need to Overseed or Renovate
• Plant ID
• New Seeds for an Old Pasture
• Pasture and Hayland Renovation
• Cover Crops

Forage Types

• Variety in the Pasture
• Living with droughty forages

Forage Management

• Introduction to Pasture and Grazing Management in Western Oregon
  • Publication
  • Educational program (on-demand course)
• The Western Oregon and Washington Pasture Calendar
• Pasture & Grazing Management in the Northwest
• Rangeland Monitoring
• Grass is King: Protect the Crown
• Understanding plant and root growth in the Fall
• Forage root dynamics (video)
• Who's coming to dinner (video)
• Managing SmallAcreage Horse Farms for Green Pastures, Clean Water, and Healthy Horses
• Managing SmallAcreage Horse Farms in Central and Eastern Oregon
• Managing Pastures for Longevity (with Grazing?)
• Mud and Manure Management
  • presentation
  • Demonstration
• Planning and Building Fences
  • Virginia Coop Ext
  • Univ. of Tenn.

Hay

• Haymaking on the Westside
• Hay Fires: Prevention & Control
• Market Report

Irrigation

• Irrigating Pastures
• Oregon Crop Water Use and Irrigation Requirements (EM 8530)
• Western Oregon Irrigation Guides (EM 8713)
• Managing Irrigation Water Quality for crop production in the Pacific Northwest (PNW 597)
• Strategies for Efficient Irrigation Water Use (EM8783)
• Irrigation Monitoring Using Soil Water Tension (EM 8900)
• Irrigation System Maintenance, Groundwater Quality, and Improved Production (EM 8862)
• Estimating Soil Moisture by Feel and Appearance (NRCS)

Drought (under construction)

• Managing pastures for drought resilience
  • Drought Advisory: Managing Pastures and Haylands
  • National Drought Mitigation Center (U. of Neb.)
  • Weekly Water and Climate Report
  • Managing Resources in a Drought
  • Tax Implications of Drought
  • Living with Droughty Pastures
  • Timothy Hay-Drought Advisory
  • Grazing
  • Fertilization
  • Species selection/variety
  • Literature Review

Feeding Value

• Testing Hay
• Analytical Labs Serving Oregon (List of Labs)
• Western Oregon Hay (LFC0610)
• Understanding Your Forage Test Results
• Nutritional value of pasture forages (grasses and legumes)
• Oregon Forage Library
• USDA Hay Quality Designations (Supreme, Premium, Good, Fair, Utility/Low)
• USDA Glossary of Hay Terms
• Dairy One Interactive Feed Library
• UC Davis Feed Tag
• Forage Value of Pasture Weeds
• Matching Hay Quality with Animal Nutrient Requirements
• Short on Hay? Hay Options When You Are Short On Hay

Forage Anti-Quality Factors

• Grass Tetany
• Endophytes
• Bloat in Ruminants
• Prussic Acid Poisoning
• Nitrate Toxicity in Livestock
• Nitrate Test Instructions
• Presentation - Prussic Acid and Nitrate Testing in Forage
• Do I Have Ergot or Smut Disease in My Field?
  • Smut disease control
  • Ergot poisoning in cattle

Leasing Pastures

• Pasture Rental Rates
• USDA Land Values 2018 Summary
• Farmland Investor Letter
• Farm Lease (NC Farm Mgmt. Ext. Committee)
• What Are Your Forages Worth? PNW259

Other

• Forage Information System
• Organic Standards in Oregon
• ATTRA - Forages
• Tractor Safety
• Farm Safety