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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.
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.
Growing Veteran Agripreneurs
GVA is a beginning farmer training programdesigned for veterans interested in pursuing careers in small-scale agriculture. The program runs March 22tomid-October 2021. To complete an application and read more information, visit the program webpage. Application and registration are due byMarch 19, 2021. Grant funding allows alow cost for the season of$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.
Beneficial fungi are among the most valuable restoration tools for promoting ecosystem recovery. Learn how we can harness ancient plant/fungi symbiosis to reverse the loss of our forests and increase their biodiversity. We will discuss the roles mycorrhizal and saprophytic fungi play in forest systems, including how fungi help to regenerate forests after fires, how they can be used to transform dead land into a thriving oasis, and how fungal sugars benefit bees.
"There will be no recording of this class available".
Read full story.This field day is hosted by Knights Grapevine Nursery and will feature OSU Extension faculty in their events across the state during August. The Southern Oregon event is featuring the following presentations:
*1 ODA pesticide recertification creditavailable for ODA pesticide license holders. Be sure to bring your license with you during the event.
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Read full story.This field day is hosted by Knights Grapevine Nursery and will feature OSU Extension faculty in their events across the state during August. The Willamette Valley event is featuring the following presentations:
*2 ODA pesticide recertification credits are available for ODA pesticide license ...
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...
