Extension Service Site Publications

• (2024) October 2024 Local crop and rain data, with annual rainfall attached.
• (2024) August 2024 Local Crop and Rainfall information
• (2024) May 2024 Local updates and upcoming summer events..
• (2024) April 2024 Regional data for local farmers
• (2024) January 2024 Local Crop and Livestock information.
• (2023) November 2023 November Updates on Crops, Livestock, and Upcoming events.
• (2023) September 2023 September Updates
• (2023) May 2023 May Updates on Crop and Livestock
• (2023) March 2023 March Updates on Crop,Livestock,and Upcoming events.
• (2023) Farmers get a handle on wildfire prevention from OSU Extension outreach Jacob Powell, an Oregon State University Extension Service crops and livestock expert with wildfire experience, has the knowledge and tools to make farmers aware of and in line with new OHSA requirements.
• (2021) Wildfire Defensible Space for the Farm and Ranch This is a webinar recording from May 2021 covering wildfire defensible space for homes and agricultural operations. Ariel Cowan, OSU Regional Fire Specialist for the Central Region, covers the home ignition zone (HIZ) and steps homeowners and agricultural producers can take on their structures to create wildfire defensible space. Jacob Powell, General Agricultural Extension Agent, covers additional steps farmers and ranchers can take to expand defensible space across their entire operation. Fire behavior in dryland crops is discussed, along with considerations for fuel breaks.
• (2021) Emergency Action and Wildfire Prevention Plan - Word Template Oregon OSHA created new requirements in 2019 for producers with employees who engage in suppressing wildfires on agricultural operations. Producers must have an emergency action plan and fire prevention plan. This template is designed to help producers create the emergency action and fire prevention plans that are required. This document is a Microsoft word document that can be edited and customized directly or printed and written in by hand.
• (2021) Emergency Action and Wildfire Prevention Plan - PDF Template Oregon OSHA created new requirements for producers with employees who engage in suppressing wildfires on agricultural operations. Producers must have an emergency action plan and fire prevention plan. This template is designed to help producers create the emergency action and fire prevention plans that are required. Even without employees these plans can help better prepare any farm of any size for the threat of wildfire. This document is a fillable PDF that can be filled out on your computer or you can print it out and write directly on it.
• (2021) 2021 Oregon Agricultural Wildfire Refresher This course provides an overview of fire prevention, wildfire suppression, fireline safety, and fire behavior in dryland crops and rangeland. This course is one option for farmers and ranchers to complete an annual agricultural wildfire refresher in 2021 to meet Oregon OSHA requirements for producers with employees who engage in fire suppression on their property. This course should take about 90 minutes to complete and there is a course certificate available at the end of the course.
• (2021) Preventing and Responding to Combine Fires Fire is a risk dryland farmers face during each harvest. Learn how to prevent combine fires by following simple steps. If a fire does occur, learn how to minimize threats to life, equipment and crops.
• (2021) 2021 Agricultural Wildfire Refresher
• (2021) Agricultural Wildfire Preparedness and Prevention Plan templates Plan templates for wildfire preparedness and prevention, including Emergency Action Plan for Medical and Fire Emergencies, Fire Prevention Plan, and Job Hazard Analysis. These templates cover what is required to meet Oregon OSHA Wildfire Requirements.
• (2021) Agricultural Wildfire Preparedness and Prevention Plan Templates Plan templates for wildfire preparedness and prevention, including Emergency Action Plan for Medical and Fire Emergencies, Fire Prevention Plan, and Job Hazard Analysis. These templates cover what is required to meet Oregon OSHA Wildfire Requirements.
• (2021) Agricultural wildfire preparedness and OSHA requirements
• (2021) Oregon OSHA overview of wildfire requirements OSHA requires emergency plans and wildfire training for producers and employees who engage in suppressing wildfires on a farm or ranch. Here's a look at what must be included in those plans.
• (2021) Oregon OSHA brochure: Fighting Farmland and Rangeland Wildfires Brochure created by Oregon OSHA in 2019 covering new wildfire requirements for producers with employees fighting cropland and rangeland wildfires.