OSU Extension Service Lincoln Co. Foods

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Ten Rivers Food Web

Are you a vegetable and/or fruit grower interested in wholesale marketing? Have you registered for the upcoming Wholesale Success training workshop yet? Don't miss it - January 22nd!

Wholesale Success Training tenriversfoodweb.org

Designed for small and mid-sized fruit and vegetable growers interested in entering into or expanding their sales in the wholesale channel, this “Wholesale Success” training developed by FamilyFarmed.org and USDA is the

Oregon State University Extension Service

Learn how to get started raising sheep and goats on a small scale. Class set 6-9 p.m. Wednesday (tomorrow!) at the LCC campus, Eugene. More information: http://bit.ly/1kovU5U

Lincoln County Master Gardeners / OSU

Have the nice sunny days tempted you to think about gardening? Plant to attend INSIGHTS INTO GARDENING. It is an all day-long seminar offering practical, hands-on learning for home gardeners and gardeners-to-be. Held Feb. 8th at the LaSelle Center at OSU in Corvallis.

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/benton/insights%2520%2520

Friday, January 3, 2014

‏@OreFarmBureau

American @FarmBureau big goals for 2014: farm bill, Water Resources Development Act, immigration reform: http://bit.ly/18ZYZQ1

Registration Open: 4-H Farm, Food, and Fitness

January 17-18, 2014

8:30-4:00 pm daily

Registration and Fees (REGISTER HERE)

Registration NOW OPEN

Choose to attend 1/2 day ($22), full day ($40) or both days ($75).
High School Youth Registration Fee ($15)
Team Discounts: Schools that send 3 or more participants receive a 50% discount.

Label changes are in the works for imidacloprid and dinotefuran

Dinotefuran is on temporary ban from ODA (expires in December). Both products will require Oregon-specific labels that specify that they are not for use on plants in the genus Tilia (linden, basswood, etc.). Please read register guard article link for more information, and be sure your plant clinicians are updated.

http://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/30773723-76/pesticides-department-bee-director-group.html.csp

Gail Langellotto, Ph.D.

Statewide Coordinator, Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener Program

Associate Professor of Horticulture, Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR 97331

Office Phone: 541-737-5175

Email: gail.langellotto@oregonstate.edu

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