Below are links to the presentations from the 2024 Willamette Valley Vegetable Educational Program, held February 7 at the North Willamette Research and Education Center with sponsorship from Wilbur-Ellis. Check out what's new in vegetable production!
Delivered at the 2024 Willamette Valley Vegetable Educational Program. Nick Andrews presented on factors to consider in choosing cover crops and the work of the Western Cover Crops Council to develop an online tool to assist farmers in cover crop selection. See the presentation for opportunities to get involved!
Delivered at the 2024 Willamette Valley Vegetable Educational Program. Dr. María I. Zamora Re presented on using the WSU Irrigation Scheduler app to manage irrigation for each particular field and crop.
Zamora Re - Irrigation and Water Management in Vegetable Crops
“One of the biggest mistakes people make is to plant too early,” said Weston Miller, a former horticulturist with the Oregon State University Extension Service. “They get excited when it’s sunny for a few days, put plants in the ground and think they will grow. But the seeds either rot from damping off fungus or germinate very slowly. At the very least, they’ll be stressed for the rest of the season and never catch up.”
On February 1st, 2022, a tomato grafting workshop was held at the Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture. The name of the workshop was The Principles of Tomato Grafting. The workshop was led by Cassandra Waterman and Matt Davis and featured a panel discussion with four Oregon farmers and tomato grafters.