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A New Meat School Coming to a Town or Computer Near You!

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In October of last year, 50 farmers and ranchers attended the first ever Meat School, hosted in person and online by Colorado State University (CSU) and the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN). The school included 6 classes, covering marketing, production, and processing topics considered critical for direct marketing high-quality meat. Inspired by the format and topics of the OSU Grassfed Meat School held in Central Point, OR in 2018, NMPAN and CSU adapted the school to serve a wider audience and be available online.

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Farmers: Consider Individual Development Accounts to help you build your farm business

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Dreams and goals are powerful things to have. They allow us to act today in support of becoming our best and higher selves tomorrow. For many Oregonians, there is not a clear and direct path to reaching their dreams or achieving future life goals. What if there were a program that could help create a plan, map out the steps and provide some financial support to get you closer to your goals?

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Bringing technology to the woods: digital mapping resources for forestland owners

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The information presented in this article is an excerpt from the newly revised publication Land Survey & Mapping: An Introduction for Woodland Owners (PNW 581) (By Norma Kline & Alicia Christiansen, April 2020). Download & read it here: https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/pnw581

As a forestland owner, you likely have dabbled with using digital mapping technology to help manage your property. You may have downloaded county tax lot maps, used Google Earth to look at an aerial photo of your forest, or explored Web Soil Survey to understand the soils on your property. Advances in digital mapping technology have increased the types of available map data and the way users interact with maps. Read on to learn more about useful digital mapping resources for forestland owners.

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