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Women Farmers and Ranchers and Agricultural Knowledge: Gender. Experience, and Connection

Creator:: Filan, Trina Robin
Abstract:: This research is based on in-depth interviews with 20 women farmers and ranchers from the state of Oregon. These women employ a variety of methods and subscribe to a number of divergent philosophies regarding agricultural practices. The intention of this study is to examine how women who are the primary...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1997). The 1997 U.S. Census of Agriculture revealed a 14% increase in women farm operators from the

(Re)claiming forestry : a case study of women's empowerment

Creator:: Redmore, Lauren E.
Abstract:: Nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) owners control a significant portion of forestland nationwide. Even though women own or manage NIPF lands, we know very little about how women manage forestland and what barriers women face in forest management. In addition, while there are several forestry organizations available to NIPF owners, few...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: woodland owners in Western Oregon, proved an ideal community to study women in forestry. I approached

Agricultural phosphorus management using the Oregon/Washington phosphorus indexes

Creator:: Sullivan, Dan M. (Dan Matthew), 1954-, Stevens, Robert G., and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Phosphorus is an essential element for growth and reproduction of plants and animals. Agricultural enterprises often provide supplemental P to enhance plant and animal performance. Supplemental P inputs are provided in the form of fertilizer or manure for crops, and in the form of feed additives for animals.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: systems. The Oregon and Washington P Indexes follow a format originally suggested for use by the NRCS in

Living between two cultures : an ethnographic study of American women converts to Islam

Creator:: Fisher, Dianna M.
Abstract:: This thesis explores the reasons for conversion to Islam for ten well-educated, Caucasian, American born women of European descent in a small, relatively affluent college town in Oregon, United States. It follows their process of constructing a new identity with their families, with friends, within the Muslim community and within...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for conversion to Islam for ten well- educated, Caucasian, American born women of European descent in

Depression, acculturation, and relationship power in Mexican immigrant women: an exploratory study

Creator:: Helfgott, Gabriela I.
Abstract:: One of the largely undetected and untreated health conditions affecting the Latino population in the United States is depression. Although the onset of depression can be influenced by a variety of factors that differ among individuals, Latinos in the United States are subject to certain cultural-specific social and environmental stresses...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: symptoms in Mexican immigrant women. A ---------- sample of 35 women from Benton County, Oregon, was

African-American women faculty teaching at institutions of higher-learning in the Pacific Northwest : Challenges, dilemmas, and sustainability

Creator:: Townsend-Johnson, Linda
Abstract:: Title: African-American Women Faculty Teaching at Institutions of Higher Learning in the Pacific Northwest: Challenges, Dilemas, and Sustainability Institutions of higher learning in the Pacific Northwest have successfully recruited African-American faculty, yet these institutions have difficulty retaining African-American faculty for at least five years. African-American women faculty experience problems obtaining...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: African-American Women Faculty Teaching at Institutions of Higher-Learning in the Pacific Northwest

An assessment of risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and provider practices for post-GDM care

Creator:: Hunsberger, Monica L.
Abstract:: The number of women diagnosed with diabetes, including gestational diabetes, will continue to increase in the face of epidemic rates of obesity. The concurrent rise in obesity and diabetes makes it important to determine the risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the nature and extent of care offered...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: randomly drawn from Oregon birth certificates. In 2001, 1783 women completed PRAMS and responded to the

Estimating plant-available nitrogen from manure

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Sullivan, Dan M. (Dan Matthew), 1954-
Abstract:: Nutrient management plans for crops require estimates of plant-available nitrogen (PAN) provided by application of manure or compost. Recent developments have stimulated interest in utilizing manure nitrogen (N) as a resource. These factors include the following: • Increased cost of N fertilizers • Increased value of PAN from manure on...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: nutrient management) . We focus primarily on cropping systems west of the Cascades in Oregon and

An eleven year study of nitrate leaching in vegetable production with winter cover crops

Creator:: Feaga, Jeff
Abstract:: The Willamette Valley of Oregon has high rates of winter precipitation that cause leaching losses of residual fertilizer nitrogen (N) as nitrate (NO₃). Cover crops may have potential to mitigate N loss. Shallow groundwater was sampled for 11 years from plots planted in summer vegetables with and without winter cover...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Field measurements of nitrate leaching below Willamette Valley row and mint crops

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Feaga, Jeff, and Selker, John S.
Abstract:: According to the United States Geological Survey, 9 percent of wells in the Willamette Valley exceed the EPA’s 10 ppm drinking water standard for nitrogen in the NO3– compound, or NO3–-N. A study of 281 domestic drinking water wells in Lane County showed that 22 percent of the wells exceeded...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ) and Smesrud and Selker (1998). 2) Use of cover crops to scavenge N—Research in Oregon and around the

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Women Farmers and Ranchers and Agricultural Knowledge: Gender. Experience, and Connection

(Re)claiming forestry : a case study of women's empowerment

Agricultural phosphorus management using the Oregon/Washington phosphorus indexes

Living between two cultures : an ethnographic study of American women converts to Islam

Depression, acculturation, and relationship power in Mexican immigrant women: an exploratory study

African-American women faculty teaching at institutions of higher-learning in the Pacific Northwest : Challenges, dilemmas, and sustainability

An assessment of risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and provider practices for post-GDM care

Estimating plant-available nitrogen from manure

An eleven year study of nitrate leaching in vegetable production with winter cover crops

Field measurements of nitrate leaching below Willamette Valley row and mint crops

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