Native meadows produce a significant portion of the hay used for winter feed in eastern Oregon. Without fertilization, an average meadow will yield approximately 1 ton of hay per acre. With proper fertilization, yields o ...

Good management practices are essential if optimum fertilizer responses are to be realized. The practices include use of recommended onion varieties, selection of adapted soils, weed control, disease and insect control, ...

In western Oregon and Washington, forage shortages typically occur in late fall and early spring. In contrast, an excess supply may exist in late spring. By fertilizing in early fall and late winter, you can increase for ...

Fruit tree fertilization is a standard grower practice intended to supplement soil-supplied nutrients. Both soil-applied fertilizers and nutrients stored within the tree are important. Tree reserves are the major source ...

Fertilization is part of the overall management of peppermint and spearmint that includes planting of disease-resistant varieties, selection of appropriate soils, irrigation, timely harvest, and control of diseases, wee ...

Perennial ryegrass is grown for turf or forage seed on a broad range of soils in western Oregon. All perennial ryegrass varieties are similar in their nutrient requirements. Typical seed yield is between 1,400 and 1,800 ...