Published 1975. Revised February 1978. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Research reported here was done by or in collaboration with the people listed on each report. In most cases, a landowner cooperated as well. Each study was conducted over a 2-year period because first-year control of perennial weeds is not necessarily indicative of long term control.
Forty perennial and 12 annual grass varieties were evaluated for seed production potential at Corvallis, Oregon. Perennial ryegrass, orchardgrass, Kentucky bluegrass, red fescue, Chewings fescue, tall fescue, and annual ryegrass were included in the study. Results of 1986 and 1987 harvest years are reported.
As a crop species, lupin was important to many ancient civilizations and has been cultivated, mostly as a green manure, for at least 3,000 years. Its native range extends through the western parts of North and South America as well as around the Mediterranean, extending into eastern Africa. Of the...
This publication covers how pasture grows, understanding grazing systems, and forage quality. It also covers advanced tools for managing high-intensity grazing systems, such as the feed wedge (also called pasture wedge or grazing wedge).