Extension Service Site Publications

• (2024) Inland Pacific Northwest Pasture Calendar Learn the opportunities and challenges of sustainably raising forages in a diverse environment.
• (2022) Applied Water Use by Spring Cereals for Forage Drought is a major concern for producers of food and forage crops. According to the U.S. Drought monitor, Central and Eastern Oregon in particular, are in severe drought. In the early 1990's, a trial was conducted to determine the yield per inch of water applied to 5 cereal species: barley, triticale, rye, wheat, and oat. All varieties received the same amount of irrigation and were harvested at late boot or soft dough growth stage. These data may help producers choose a variety and species of cereal to plant as emergency forage if irrigation water is limited. (8 pages,.docx file)
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• (2021) Forage Response to Irrigation and Wheel-line Irrigation Management Mylen Bohle, OSU Extension Agronomist, discusses how forages respond to irrigation and drought on a biological level, and how the biological behaviors translate to efficient irrigation management
• (2021) AgriMet and Irrigation Water Management OSU Extension Agronomist, Mylen Bohle reviews the AgriMet system, which allows growers to better understand their crops actual water use and develop sophisticated irrigation scheduling plans
• (2020) Invertebrate Pest Management for Pacific Northwest Pastures A well-managed pasture has several ecological and economic benefits. However, several species of arthropods (insects, mites and garden symphylans), and gastropods (slugs) inhabit pastures of the Pacific Northwest of the United States and can diminish those benefits.
• (1998) Oregon Forage Library The Oregon Forage Library is a collection of hay test results on hay grown around the state. An update to the library is currently in progress. It will contain hay test values found since this publication was written.
• (2007) Irrigating pastures Irrigating pastures can provide livestock with nutrition long into summer. Learn to monitor soil moisture to determine when to irrigate and how much water to apply.
• (2010) Pasture and Grazing Management in the Northwest The comprehensive resource for anyone who manages livestock on pastures in the Northwest, this book offers pasture managers information and tools to enable their pastures and their livestock to reach their maximum production potentials. Seventeen chapters proceed from planning to budgeting. Black and white with color plates.
  Winner of the 2010 American Society for Agronomy Certificate of Excellence.
• (2009) Winter Grain Mite: A Fall and Winter Pest of Cereals and Grasses in Oregon Describes winter grain mite (Penthaleus major), a pest of grass and cereal crops in the Pacific Northwest: its appearance, hosts, and life history and how to scout for and control the pest.
• (2010) Irrigated Soft White Wheat (Eastern Oregon) Nutrient Management Guide Management recommendations focusing on rate, timing, source, and method of nutrient application for irrigated wheat production in eastern Oregon.
• (2002) Dryland Cropping Systems: Dryland Alfalfa This publication examines dryland alfalfa history, uses, conditions for growing, and yield potential.
• (2007) Managing Small-Acreage Horse Farms in Central and Eastern Oregon This publication presents a system for managing horses, pastures, and manure that will make your farm safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly. It is intended for horse farms from 1 to 10 acres in the high dry regions of eastern and central Oregon.