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Creator:: Pool, Kristin E.
Abstract:: This thesis investigates the success of and challenges facing small farmers operating direct marketing farm businesses in Oregon's Willamette Valley. This qualitative study utilizes participatory methods to gain the unique perspectives of small farmers regarding their success and challenges. Small farms are important players in local food systems and ensuring...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: describing four dimensions of small farm success: social, operational, quality of life, and financial. The

Creator:: Barker, Tessa A.
Abstract:: Olive production potential in Oregon was researched in a multi-disciplinary approach, including a grower survey, a propagation greenhouse study, and a field study, from 2018 through 2020. The Oregon Olive Grower Survey was designed to collect information relating to orchard establishment and management practices, knowledge and understanding of these practices,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: Olives in Oregon: Grower Survey, On-Farm Propagation, and Orchard Establishment in a Non

Creator:: Graham, Katerina V.
Abstract:: The azalea lace bug (Stephanitis pyrioides Scott) is a global pest of rhododendrons and azaleas (Rhododendron spp.). It is originally from Asia, has been established in the eastern U.S. for the past century, and was recently detected in the Pacific Northwest in 2008-2009. Stephanitis pyrioides feeds on the underside of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: compared to a control in farm landscapes, none in urban landscapes. The blends comprised of methyl

Creator:: Moulton, Laurel A.
Abstract:: The omnivorous ground beetle, Pterostichus melanarius Illager (Coleoptera: Carabidae), is a ubiquitous inhabitant of western Oregon crop land. Because it is often the most abundant ground beetle, and attains densities that could lead to serious impacts on its prey sources, I sought to understand the overall diet composition, and specifically...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: small ground beetles, spiders, soil larvae and C3 and C4 seeds. Visual examination of gut contents

Creator:: Rhodes, Mericos H.
Abstract:: The choice of what to eat is political, and food systems shape and are shaped by political and economic power. During the last several hundred years, agricultural and food power has been consolidated to an unprecedented degree, and this consolidation continues today. This paper will describe this process as “Governing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: institutions. Eliminating meat could thus eliminate large sections of the small-scale farm economy, while

Creator:: Maslen, Erika A.
Abstract:: Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an invasive insect pest that has become established and problematic in the Pacific Northwest. Known colloquially as the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), H. halys causes direct damage through feeding activity on a wide range of agronomic and horticultural crops. The objectives of this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Schapker, Philip A.
Abstract:: Here presented is a photographic catalogue, a key, and literature review for the 35 genera and 90 species of lepturine longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae: Lepturinae) found in the Pacific Northwest. Several nomenclatural changes, recognized by the global taxonomic community, but previously unknown to North American authors, are adopted, and one new...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , situated atop small tubercles on the head, differentiated this species from the chrysomelid leaf beetles

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