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
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?
Farm Profile: Blue Fox Farm
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
Farm Profile: Dancing Cow Farm
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
Farm Profile: Reill Farm of Lincoln City
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 RanchManaging 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
Farm Profile: Long Mountain FarmWhat'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
Top Ten Things I Learned about Buying a Small FarmIs Agroforestry Appropriate for you Small Farm?
Keep the Compost Cooking this Winter
Selenium Fertilization of Forages