Abstract The Forage Information System Forage Information 摘要牧草饲料信息信息系统.pptVIP

Northwest Forage Livestock Systems Research and Education Center Description Rationale Rationale (continued) Approach Approach (continued) Partnerships and Collaborations Matching Funds Relevance to OSU’s Mission Relevance to OSU’s Mission (continued) Value to Programmatic Goals How the Project Serves aLong-standing Regional Need How the Project Serves aLong-standing Regional Need (continued) Determination of the need for federal funding What will happen that otherwise wouldn’t happen? For More Information What can you do? Request Submitted To: USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Submitted By: Thayne Dutson, Dean College of Agricultural Sciences Oregon State University A Northwest Forage and Livestock Systems Research and Education Center is proposed to: Provide support to the regions forage and livestock producers. Provide answers to the economic and environmental problems now facing land managers. Focus multi-disciplinary and multi-agency activities on this enormously important component of agriculture in the region. Link these activities with efforts in other parts of the US and the world. Forages are the number one agricultural commodity in the Northwest. In Oregon alone, forage value exceeds $500 million per year for hay, silage, and pasture. Budget cuts and attrition over the last 15 years have crippled the capacity of the land grant university and Extension service to provide effective research and education programs to assist forage and livestock system producers and other land managers working with grassland resources. During the same period, economic, social, and environmental pressures on farmers and ranchers and their communities have dramatically increased. These pressures and the underlying problems require system-based approaches and solutions. Forage livestock - based agricultural systems research and education programs are needed to provide timely and sustainable solutions for this eno