Oregon’s Christmas tree industry enters its peak season (Oregonian, 11/24/2012) Local Christmas tree growers see steady prices, healthy demand (Register Guard, 11/25/2012) Growing Christmas trees in the Pacific Northwest [PDF] (2003) Oregon State University
Entries Tagged as 'Oregon State University'
Swiss needle cast
January 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Forestry, Oregon State University
Foresters study fungus stunting Douglas firs (Statesman Journal, 1/28/2012) Swiss needle cast of Douglas-fir in Oregon [PDF] (2008) Oregon State University Extension Service Swiss needle cast map [PDF] (annual) Oregon Department of Forestry
Herbicide exposure investigation
June 14th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Forestry, Oregon State University
State will investigate pesticide case (Register Guard, 6/13/2011) Herbicide use on forestland [PDF] Atrazine [PDF] (2002) Oregon State University, Extension Service 2,4-D [PDF] (2002) Oregon State University, Extension Service
Forestry Department management plan
May 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Forestry, Oregon State University
Oregon Department of Forestry’s management plan didn’t use best science (report) (Oregonian, 4/29/2011) Science review of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s proposed species of concern strategy and the Board of Forestry’s state forests performance measures [PDF] (2011) Oregon State University Institute for Natural Resources Northwest Oregon state forests management plan [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of [...]
Oregon Amphibians
April 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off · Oregon State University
Video: Oregon conservation biologist Susan Barnes on how to help native amphibians (Oregonian, 4/22/2011) Attract reptiles and amphibians to your yard [PDF] (2002) Oregon State University Extension Service
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Agriculture and the economy
February 24th, 2011 · Comments Off · Oregon State University
NW Environmental News: OSU study shows Oregon’s farmers grow money from dirt, even in tough times (Oregonian, 2/23/2011) Oregon agriculture and the economy : an update [PDF] (2011) Oregon State University, Rural Studies Program
Oregon agricultural sales
February 9th, 2011 · Comments Off · Oregon State University
Ag sales rose in 2010, but few are smiling (Register Guard, 2/3/2011) Oregon farmers regaining ground (Oregonian, 2/8/2011) State’s agriculture sales rebound in ’10 (Statesman Journal, 2/4/2011) Oregon county and state agricultural estimates (annual report) Oregon State University, Extension Service
Tags:agriculture·economy·grass seed
Oregon’s Business Climate
December 14th, 2010 · Comments Off · Oregon State University
Oregon is business friendly, but tax issues linger, study says (Medford Mail Tribune, 12/3/2010) Oregon’s business climate scorecard : a review of state rankings [PDF] (2010) Oregon State University, Department of Agricultural Economics
Oregon global warming risk assessment
December 9th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, Oregon State University
Oregon faces big challenges from global warming, state reports say (Oregonian, 11/30/10) Oregon climate report predicts wildfire risk (Business Week, 12/1/10) Oregon climate change adaptation framework [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development Oregon climate assessment report (2010) Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
Tags:climate change·global warming·risk management·state government
Spotted wing drosophila
August 17th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Agriculture, Oregon State University
Mid-Valley fruit farmers confront a new foe (Statesman Journal, 8/7/10) New pest attacking healthy ripening fruit in Oregon: spotted wing drosophila [PDF] (2009) Oregon State University Extension Service Pest alert: spotted wing drosophila [PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of Agriculture
Oregon crop and livestock sales down
February 18th, 2010 · Comments Off · Oregon State University
OSU report shows agriculture sales are down (Statesman Journal, 2/9/10) 2009 was a bleak year for Oregon agriculture (The Register-Guard, 2/9/10) Oregon farm sales drop, 2010 may not be better (The Oregonian, 2/10/10) Oregon county and state agricultural estimates (annual report) Oregon State University, Extension Service
Tags:agriculture·economy
Sudden oak death
September 10th, 2009 · Comments Off · Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Forestry, Oregon State University
Plant disease closes trail near Brookings (The Oregonian, September 3, 2009) Stop the spread of sudden oak death [PDF] (2007) Oregon State University Extension Service Sudden oak death (Phytophthora ramorum) [PDF] (2007) Oregon State University Extension Service Sudden oak death [PDF] (2007) Oregon Department of Forestry Pest alert! Be on the lookout for sudden oak [...]
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