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June 20 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm |

Beneficial Insect Field Day

Join Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District for an informative day with presentations by OSU Extension Agency and Xerces Society. The focus will be on creating habitat for and identification of beneficial insects. Following lunch, there will be ample time for learning to scout for insects and identification assistance. This Field Tour is offered at no‐charge and includes water and morning refreshments. Please bring the following items to make your visit comfortable: Brown Bag Lunch Sturdy Walking Shoes ‐ We…

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July 11 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |

Caneberry Field Day

Hosted by: Dr. Bernadine Strik, Professor of Horticulture, Berry Crops Research Leader, NWREC The field day will start promptly at 1:00 p.m (blackberry cultivar plot; NE section of farm) Agenda: Introductions, including the new Strawberry – Caneberry Extension Faculty member & team at the NWREC, Javier Fernandez-Salvador “New herbicide registration in caneberries -- Quinclorac” (Dr. Marcelo Moretti, Weed Management Assistant Professor, Horticulture, OSU) “Updates on management of Spotted Wing Drosophila” (Drs. Cherre Da Silva and Vaughn Walton, Dept. Horticulture, OSU)…

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July 18 @ 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm |

OSU Extension: Blueberry Field Day

Hosted by Dr. Bernadine Strik — the event starts promptly at 1:00pm Meet at the long-term organic research plot (SW section of farm; follow signs; please walk or use our provided transport) welcome/introductions Agenda: Development of alternate fertilization programs to correct nutrient problems found in long-term organic production systems – Amanda Vance, Senior Faculty Research Assistant and Bernadine Strik, NWREC Introduction of new project “Organic nitrogen sources, rates, and cut-off times in Central Washington - Amit Bhasin, graduate student, and…

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August 15 - 16 |

Pastured Poultry Production and Networking Workshop

Learn how to improve your pastured poultry production, marketing systems and collaborate to strengthen producer networks in the region. Presenters: Anny Huang, UC Davis Poultry production and social networking Dr. Maurice Pitesky, Cooperative Extension, Poultry Health and Food Safety Epidemiology, University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Pasture-based poultry production systems; bird health preventive practices and monitoring (e.g. Salmonella testing); hands-on demonstration of mobile apps for easily collecting on-farm data Dr. Deb Niemeier, UC Davis, Civil & Environmental Engineering…

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September 11 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm |

NWREC 2018 Vegetable Variety Field Day

Join the OSU Small Farms Extension for an afternoon of field tours, tasting tables and discussions about vegetable varieties with plant breeders, Extension agents and see companies. Featured vegetables: Tomato, Pepper, Winter Squash, Cucumber, Leeks, Carrot and Lettuce Register Today

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