A computerized ranch simulation model of an eastern Oregon cattle
ranch was tested for its ability to evaluate the economics of public
rangeland improvement practices. The model was used to estimate
likely impacts of various public policy alternatives for rangeland
improvement on the relative profitability of a 400 mother cow...
A Turfgrass Information and Decision Support System (TIDSS) was developed by international collaborators. In this project, an efficient and effective web-based information system, composed of a Turf Content System (TCS), a Turf Resource System (TRS), and the supporting tools, was developed to support the cooperative efforts. A comprehensive schema of...
The "unusual" behavior of agricultural land prices is the subject of considerable debate and controversy and is the object of this research. There is little doubt that land prices have been increasing steadily since 1959 and dramatically throughout the decade of the 1970's. However, there is widespread disagreement among economists,...
About 300 local businesses and industries in Clatsop County were interviewed and asked questions about their sales and purchases. The information they supplied from this survey was used to develop the economic model. This publication describes some of the findings of the study and how the model can be used...
Agropyron spicatum, considered one of the most important native bunchgrasses in British Columbia, western Montana, the Columbia Basin and the area between the Cascades and Sierras and the Rockies, dominated millions of acres of pristine semiarid grass and sagebrush sites. It produced more herbage than all other associated species in...
I. The Effect of Artificial Photoperiod on Eating Behavior and Other
Behavioral Observations of Dairy Cows.
Twenty-eight cows were randomly assigned to a dairy photoperiod of
18 h light and 6 h darkness or to continuous light and observed 1 d each
month from December 1981 to February 19.82. Lighting...
Published June 1980. 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
Published March 1981. 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