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Enrollment skyrockets for OSU Master Gardener vegetable course

More than 17,600 people – at a growing clip of about 1,000 more each day – are signing up for a vegetable gardening course offered by the Oregon State University Extension Service, as people nationally abide by stay-at-home pandemic orders.

Chris Branam | Apr 1, 2020 | News story

Biology and Management of Beet Leafhopper and Purple Top in Potatoes in the Pacific Northwest

Leafhoppers damage potatoes by feeding on the plants, or by transmitting viruses and phytoplasmas, which are small bacterial parasites of plant phloem tissue. Phytoplasmas cause purple top disease, which reduces yield ...

Silvia I. Rondon, Tiziana Oppedisano | Apr 2020 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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

Specialty Seed Production

A list of resources for specialty seed producers (i.e., not grass or wheat) focused on the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Some common specialty seeds we work with are beets and brassicas.

Oct 2019 | Online resource

An Integrated Pest Management Strategic Plan for Treasure Valley Onions: Oregon and Idaho (2019)

Growers, commodity-group representatives, pest-control advisors, university specialists, and other technical experts from the Treasure Valley in Oregon and Idaho provide an overview of onion production. They identify pest ...

Katie Murray, Stuart Reitz, Paul Jepson | Sep 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Growing Wasabi in the Pacific Northwest

Wasabi has potential for high returns for small-acreage growers. This pub details proven growing methods and requirements for a successful Wasabi crop.

Carol A. Miles, Catherine Daniels | Jul 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Production Budgets

This enterprise budgeting tool can help vegetable growers estimate the costs and revenue associated with producing a product. Growers with multiple enterprises can use total sales as the basis for estimating the cost of planting, growing, harvesting, and handling key crops with a series of worksheets.

Craig Chase | Feb 2019 | Online resource

IPM program helps vegetable growers maximize efficiency

VegNet operates as an email subscription platform, and it has a strong and loyal user network

Jessica Green | Jan 2019 | Impact story

Weed Management in Conventional and Organic Snap Beans in Western Oregon

Discusses weed prevention and management in conventional and organic snap bean production.

Ed Peachey | Jan 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Croptime

Croptime introduces degree-day (DD) models for vegetable varieties and weeds. Vegetable models can help schedule planting dates and predict harvest dates.

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