Extension Service Site Publications

• (2024) Climate adaptive demonstrations These experiential demonstrations will focus on drought-resilient and climate-adaptive production strategies. See our dry farmed and deficit irrigation melons and reduced tillage sweet corn demonstrations.
  
• (2024) April 2024 Events and announcements for farmers in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties
• (2023) Regulation of pastured hogs in the wet season?
• (2023) IPM Strategic Plan for Fresh Market Brassicas in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington Growing brassicas crops in Oregon and Washington requires whole-season management to control pests. Learn how integrated pest management can neutralize pests and improve crop yields.
• (2022) How Much Can I Charge for My Farm Products? Determining the “right” pricing for your products can be challenging for new and experienced farmers and ranchers. This publication outlines some key considerations that should affect what you charge.
• (2022) How to manage tansy ragwort?
• (2022) Oregon Farm Direct Marketing: Guidelines for Selling Eggs People who produce and sell eggs directly to consumers must follow specific labeling and handling requirements to qualify for the farm-direct licensing exemption. Learn about the requirements and best practices for providing high-quality eggs to your customers.
• (2021) Vegetable Degree-day Models: An Introduction for Farmers and Gardeners Degree-days measure the amount of heat accumulated over time. Researchers have used years of this data to develop models that help farmers and gardeners predict harvest dates and other important events in select crops and weeds. Learn how to use an online tool known as Croptime to put these models to work for you.
• (2022) Winter Vegetable Production on Small Farms and Gardens West of the Cascades The mild climate west of the Cascades allows farmers and gardeners to grow many winter-hardy crops in the field for winter and spring harvest. A wide range of alliums, leafy greens, brassicas and root crops do well. For gardeners, these winter vegetables provide fresh, nutritious, homegrown produce from November to April. For farmers, winter vegetable production can provide cash flow outside the normal summer cropping season, more consistent work for employees and year-round relationships with direct-market customers.
• (2018) Grow your own tomatoes and tomatillos Learn how to grow tomatoes and tomatillos in your home garden. Topics include site and soil preparation, propagation, planting, pruning, harvest and storage.