This publication is prepared as a public service by faculty members at Oregon State University in response to a perceived need for information on field burning. The report has been prepared as a reference and source document for 1989 legislative and agency deliberations on further adjustments in thermal sanitation of...
Long-term experiments were started at Pendleton and Moro, Oregon in the 1930's to evaluate the effects of tillage, fertilizer, and residue management on crop productivity in non-irrigated semi-arid regions. Coupled with multi-year varietal improvement, rotation, and green manure studies, they define those practices which sustain soil productivity and improve crop...