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Alternative crops for the Columbia Basin

Creator:

Machado, Stephen, Tuck, Brian, Macnab, Sandy, Maley, Jordan, Igo, Jerry, and Oregon State University. Extension Service

Abstract:

For several years, the profitability of farming in the Columbia Basin has been diminishing, as consistently low grain prices have not kept pace with increases in farming costs. The costs of labor, fuel, machinery, fertilizer, pesticides, transportation, accounting, and brokerage fees have combined to cause many small grain producers to...

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Technical Report
Narrow-leaf lupin

Creator:

Kettel, Kathryn Faye, Tuck, Brian, Payne, William A., Chen, Chengci, Machado, Stephen, Karow, Russell S., and Oregon State University. Extension Service

Abstract:

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...

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Technical Report