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
- 2009 Small Farms Conference
- Farm Profile: Rainshadow Organics
- The Need for New Farmers
- Growing Farms: Successful Whole Farm Management Series
- 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
- Willamette Valley Pesticide Collection Event
- USDA Seeks Public Comment
- Calendar
Past Issues
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