OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Open search box
Small Farms, Local Food, and Wildfires What do you need to know? Index: How do I stay up to date on the location and status of wildfires? What about air quality? What resources are available for evacuation? What do I need to know about wildfires and livestock safety? What do I need to know about food safety and wildfires? What about farmer’s markets? What funding is available for farms impacted by the fires? How can I help others who have been impacted?
Pequeñas Granjas, Comida Local y el COVID-19
Small Farms, Local Food and COVID-19: What do you need to know?
COVID-19 Advisory. OSU Extension is working to keep our communities safe. All Extension programming is being provided virtually, postponed or canceled. Extension county offices are closed. We are available via email, phone and webconference.
Our mission is to advance sustainable agriculture, community food systems, and economic progress for Oregon's small farmers and ranchers and provide a leading-edge experience for students.
Flexible online courses designed for people considering starting a farm business, those within their first five years of farming and others who may be considering major changes to their farm business.
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.
USDA Rural Development and OSU Extension Small Farms invite you to an on-line panel information session on the Value Added Producer Grant via Zoom.
Grant applications are due March 22nd, 2021.
The Value Added Producer Grant program helps agricultural producers enter into value added activities related to the processing and/or marketing of bio-based, value-added products. Goals of the program include generating new products, creating and expanding marketing opportunities, and increasing producer income.
Panel includes:
Erika Moellmer, USDA Rural Development Business & Cooperative Programs Specialist
Tyson Fehrman, By George Farm and Creamery and 2019 VAPG recipient
Wendy Lynn, Business consultant and grant writer
Contact Maudwith questions: maud.powell@oregonstate.edu
Read full story.In this class, we will learn to identify and apply integrated management strategies to control troublesome weeds in our fields, pastures, and riparian areas. Through understanding the biology of weeds like yellow star-thistle, blackberry, and buttercup, we can maximize the control of these plants while minimizing the need for herbicides.We will discuss methods including mowing, tillage, hand-pulling, fire, and grazing, as well as the safe use of herbicides.
Read full story.Growing Veteran Agripreneurs
Thisbeginning farmer training program is designed for veterans interested in pursuing careers in small-scale
agriculture. The program runs March 10 to October 10, 2021.
To complete an application and read more information, visit the webpage: https://growingagripreneurs.com/
Application and registration are due: March 5, 2021. Grant funding allows the low cost for the season,$50.
Participants will gain theoretical and practical knowledge through classes, local farm tours and one-on-one mentoring.
Activities cover all phases of a farming season including cultivation, direct seeding, transplanting & harvesting.
Part 1: 'Exploring the Small Farm Dream'. Taught on line inMarch,is abeginning farmer 3-class training. The aim of this course is to assist those considering a small-scale commercial farming operation learn what it ...
Read full story.Growing Veteran Agripreneurs
Thisbeginning farmer training program is designed for veterans interested in pursuing careers in small-scale
agriculture. The program runs March 10 to October 10, 2021.
Application and registration are due: March 5, 2021.
Participants will gain theoretical and practical knowledge through classes, local farm tours and one-on-one mentoring.
Activities cover all phases of a farming season including cultivation, direct seeding, transplanting & harvesting.
Part 1: 'Exploring the Small Farm Dream'. Taught on line inMarch,is abeginning farmer 3-class training. The aim of this course is to assist those considering a small-scale commercial farming operation learn what it takes to start and manage a farm business.
Part 2: Site Visits. The GVA coordinator will visit your property three times ...
Agricultural films and fabrics that exclude light from the ground surface (occultation) can be used to eliminate weed infestation and promote soil health without the use of tillage or herbicides. Using translucent films to concentrate heat and limit evaporation (solarization) can be effective in warming the soil for early planting, sterilizing the soil, or killing vegetation with unusually high temperatures. This class will describe when and how to use each of these techniques, identify their strengths and shortcomings, demonstrate their results, and provide direction regarding timing and duration. Workshop via Zoom!
Read full story.In 1980 Jack Gray and Mary Jo Wade started Winter Green Farm just 20 miles west of Eugene, five years later Wali and Jabrila Via joined them and in 2009 long-time employees Chris Overbaugh and Shannon Shipp-Overbaugh a...
Manure and bedding collects rapidly on most livestock farms, especially in the winter. Instead of pitching the waste out the back of the barn, consider turning the materials into a valuable, usable product. Compost. If an active compos...
As summer approaches and the soil dries, forage plants become dormant. Some years in drier areas of Oregon dormancy may begin in the late spring. If you have irrigation rights, your pastures can provide supplemental nutrition even duri...
Gophers are useful animals in the wild as they aerate the soil, eat insects and mix surface soil layers, but they are a nuisance on the farm when conflict surfaces between the farmer and the gopher over land use. Their economic impact...
