Dairy cows grazing - Monmouth - Bansen's Double J Jerseys - Anna Roth

Forage Management

Forages respond to good management, whether mechanically harvested for green-chop, hay, or silage or if they are to be grazed by livestock.

Sheep grazing - Grand Ronde - Bob Klinger's ranch

Oregon Forages

Forages are grown on 2.982 million acres in Oregon, with hay alone ranking 3rd of all Oregon crops with a value of $585 million. 

Alfalfa Windrow - Madras - Bob Rost photo credit

Welcome!

Welcome to Oregon Forages, where you can find principles and practices to increase forage yield, quality, persistence, and profitability in an environmentally sustainable manner.