Oregon Small Farm News is a free online newsletter that concentrates on both commercial small farm entrepreneurs as well as non-commercial small acreage landowners. Our focus embraces organic/biological and conventional farming systems and emphasizes three areas:
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Small Acreage Stewardship - Addressing enterprises, land management and soil and water quality for non-commercial small acreage's.
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Commercial Small Farms - Entrepreneurial Agriculture Addressing high value horticulture, livestock and poultry, and alternative crop production emphasizing organic and pasture-based systems and specialty and niche production.
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Community Food Systems - Address alternative and specialty marketing through creation and enhancement of local and regional food systems and farm direct marketing channels.
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Featuring
- 2010 OSU Extension Service Small Farms Conference
- New Report From California Assesses Cost of Leafy Greens Food Safety Programs
- Meat & Poultry Buying at Farmers’ Markets: A survey of shoppers at four markets in Oregon
- Farm Profile: Conway Family Farm - Camas, WA
- A New Pest Attacking Healthy Ripening Fruit in Oregon: Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukki (Matsumura)
- Growing Farms Workshop - Coming in 2010
- Composting and Blueberry Production
- Cooperative Farm Education Program Takes Root in Southern Oregon
- Season Extension Using Mulches
- Herbicide Carryover in Hay, Manure, Compost, and Grass Clippings
- Interested in Small Scale Poultry Exemption?
- Calendar
Past Issues
Farm Profile: Windflower Farm
Oregon Food Bank Seeks New Partnerships with Small Farm Operators
Liming Coastal Pastures
Seed Saving Basics
Selected Seasonal Livestock Health Concerns
Can You Identify Fatal Hazards on Your Farm or Ranch
Documenting the Success of Oregon Farm-Direct Sales
Estimating Nitrogen from Cover Crops, Part 2
Siskiyou Sustainable Cooperative: A Model for Cooperative Farming & Marketing
For Livestock, April is the Cruelest Month
Pasture Utilization - The Critical Factor
Farm Profile: Rainshadow Organics
The Need for New Farmers
Agricultural Labor Management Series offered in Southern Oregon
Sustainable Livestock Production part 2
Making Sense of Food Labeling
USDA Funds New Organic Cropping Research at OSU
Farm Profile: Afton Field Farm
Compost Discovered
USDA Release Interim Rule for Country Origin Labeling (COOL)
Supplemental Feed for Poultry
Grape Production in Central Oregon
Women's Agricultural Networks
Sustainable Livestock Production part 1
Weed Control in Pastures Without Chemicals
Are your Fruits and Vegetables Safe for Human Consumption?
USDA Assessment Addresses Climate Change & Agriculture
It's the Time of Year...to Buy Hay
Feeding Pastured Poultry
For the Vegetable Farmer: Farmer's Market Displays & Attracting Customers
A Key to Farmer's Success: Matching Market Size & Management Structure
Carrot Rust Fly Biology & Management
Potassium Deficiency: Listening to Your Ears of Corn
Growers Harness Sun to Produce Row Crops
Tube Feeding Neonatal Small Ruminants
The Satisfying Sound of Clean Water
Emerging Concepts in Small Ruminant Parasite Control
Northwest Farmer to Farmer Exchange
Plan Now for Pasture Renovation in the Fall
Handling Practices to Reduce On-Farm Food-Born Illness
Financing Change and Changing Finance
Purchasing Chicks
Opportunity for Small Rural Renewable Energy Projects
Vol III No.1 (PDF) Winter 2008
Nitrate in Groundwater: A Hidden Concern
Winter Livestock Management
Spring Nitrogen Fertilization of Pastures
DEQ Compost Facility Rules
Fall Pasture Management: Plant, Root Growth, & Soil Fertility
Function and Selection of Cover Crops
Fresh Shell Bean and Dry Bean Variety Trial
Small Ruminant Medication: How to Stay Within the Law
Season Changes Affect Poultry
Forage Production Under Agroforestry Systems
You've Grown it, Now What?
Vol. II No. 2 (PDF) Summer 2007
Farm Profile: Lefever-Holbrook Ranch Managing Summer Weeds in Pastures
OSPUD: New Organic Potato Production Research at OSU
Out of Control Algae
Exploring Value-Added Agriculture
Irrigated Pastures
Small Farms are Big Business in Central Oregon
Vol. II No. 1 (PDF) Spring 2007
What's that Moss Doing in My Pasture?
Raising Baby Chicks
Estimating Nitrogen & Dry Matter from Cover Crops
A Burrowing Pest: Controlling Gophers
Fertilizing for Hay Production
Vol. I No. 1 (PDF) Fall 2006/Winter 2007
Is Agroforestry Appropriate for you Small Farm?
Keep the Compost Cooking this Winter
Selenium Fertilization of Forages