Agronomy

Agronomically Speaking:  What's New, Topical and Relevant?

• New!  Link to new OSU publication “Estimating Plant-available Nitrogen from Manure"
• New!  Link to OSU publication “Nutrient Management For Dairy Production: Manure application rates for forage production”
• New!  Soils has been updated.

Policy, Procedures, Tools and Aids

• National Agronomy Manual
• National NRCS Agronomy web site
• Publications/Directives
  • Manuals, Title 180, Part 510, National Food Security Act Manual, Fourth Edition
  • Manuals, Title 180, Part 511, Highly Erodible Land Determinations
  • Manuals, Title 180, Part 518, Compliance Reviews
  • Handbooks, Title 450-Technology, National Water Quality Handbook
  • General Manual, Title 190-Ecological Sciences, Part 402, Nutrient Management
  • General Manual, Title 190-Ecological Sciences, Part 404, Pest Management
  • General Manual, Title 450-Technology, Part 402, RUSLE and WEQ
  • General Manual, Title 450-Technology, Part 403, Conservation Field Trials
  • National Instructions, Title 190 Ecological Sciences, Part 302, Nutrient Management Policy
  • National Instructions, Title 190, Ecological Sciences, Part 303, Pest Management Policy - Implementation
  • National Technical Notes
• Agronomy Information in eFOTG
• Crop Management Zone Maps (Sec ID)
• Precipitation Maps (Sec ID)
• R/Req Map (Sec ID)
• Erosion Prediction: Water, Wind (Sec IE)
• Oregon Agricultural Laws (Sec IF)
• Quality Criteria (Sec III)
• Approved, Archived, and Interim Agronomic Practice Standards and Job Sheets
• Oregon Basin Agronomy Leads and Contact Information
• Oregon Agronomy Technical Notes
• RUSLE2 Resources
• RUSLE2 Website
• Users Guide
• RUSLE2 Basin .gdbs
• ASAE Tillage Publications
• Tillage Equipment Identification PowerPoint Presentations

The following documents require Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Wind Erosion
      Wind Erosion Prediction Spreadsheet  (.xls, 1.40 MB)
      Wind Erosion Prediction Examples
             Eastern Oregon (.xls, 1.40 MB)
             Western Oregon (.xls, 1.40 MB)

Soils
Follow this link for a list of laboratories successfully meeting the requirements and performance standards of the North American Proficiency Testing Program (NAPT) under the auspices of the Soil Science Society of America. 

Phosphorous Index
      Technical Note #26 (.pdf, 77 KB)
      Worksheets: 
            Eastern OR (.doc, 71 KB)
           Western OR  (.doc, 41 KB)
      Examples: 
            Eastern OR  (.doc, 75 KB)
            Western OR  (.doc, 75 KB)
      Phosphorous Index of PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt, 9.58 MB)
 

• Pest Management Resources
• WinPST Webpage
• PNW Weed Management Handbook
• PNW Insect Management Handbook
• PNW Guide to Plant Disease Control
• Pesticide Information
• EPA Pesticide Information
• Greenbook

Contact

Denise Troxell
Agronomist
Phone: 503-414-3232
Email: Denise.Troxell

Last Modified:  06/10/2008

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