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Analysis
Services
OSU Central Analytical
Laboratory, 3079 Ag. and Life Sciences Bldg., Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
97331-7306, 541-737-2187. Call for a sample kit.
A&L Western Agricultural Laboratories,
Inc., 10220 SW Nimbus Ave., Bldg. K-9, Portland, OR 97223, 503-968-9225.
Blight
Chestnuts
and the Introduction of Chestnut Blight, By Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis,
Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural
Experiment Station
Protecting
Chestnut Trees from Blight, By Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis, Department
of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station
Books of Interest
Allen, Anthony, Growing nuts in
Australia, Shepparton, VIC, Night Owl Publishers, 1986
Australian
Nutgrower: Conference
Proceedings
1996 Australian Nut Industry conference
1997 Australian Nut Industry conference
1998 Australian Nut Industry conference
Yarra Glen VIC, ANIC
Bull, Peter and others, Edible tree nuts
in New Zealand
Wellington, Government Printer, 1985
Crawford, Martin, Chestnuts: production
and culture
Devon, UK, Agroforestry Research Trust, 1995
International Society for
Horticultural Science, Proceedings
of the Second International Symposium on Chestnut, Ed. G.
Salesses, 1998
Jaynes, Richard A, Nut tree culture in
North America
Connecticut, Northern Nut Growers Inc., 1979
Rapley, Paul, Tree nuts for Tasmania,
Tasmania, Dept. of Agriculture, 1989 (Check under Horticulture category)
Ridley, D. and Beaumont, J. eds., The
Australian Chestnut Growers' Resource Manual, Dept. of Natural Resources and
Environment, 1999
Vossen, Paul, U.C. Coop.
Ext. Advisor, Chestnut
Culture in California, 2000
Woodroof, J G, Tree nuts: production,
processing, products. 2nd. ed., Connecticut, AVI Publishing Co., 1979
Breeding
and Growing
Chestnut
Breeding in the United States, By Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis,
Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural
Experiment Station
Growing
Chestnut Trees, By Dr. Sandra L.
Anagnostakis, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut
Agricultural Experiment Station, and Dr. Greg Miller, Empire Chestnut
Company, Carrollton, OH
Starting
Chestnuts from Seed, By Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis, Department of
Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station
Cooperative Extension Agents
Oregon State University -- Jeff Olsen, Cooperative Extension Office, 2050
Lafayette Ave., McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-434-8915
University of California, Davis -- Paul Vossen, Cooperative Extension Office, 2604
Ventura Ave., Rm 1C, Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894, 707-527-2621,
Washington State University -- Charles Brun, County Cooperative Extension
Office, 11104 NE 149th St., Ste. C-100, Brush Prairie, WA 98606, 360-254-8436
Cultivars
Named
Cultivars of Chestnuts and their Characteristics, a list of the available
cultivars. From the official International registry of
named cultivars maintained by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station
Named Cultivars of
Chestnuts and their Characteristics, Sandra L. Anagnostakis, a
special publication of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station,
the International Registra for Cultivars of Chestnut. Contact
the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station for availability.
Drain
Tiling
Hostettler Farm Tiling, 1967 NE 19th, Canby, OR,
503-266-3584, Mobile: 503-209-9556
Equipment and Supplies
Fertilizing
Grants
and Loans
NNGA
Grants -- The NNGA offers research grants to those institutions or individuals doing
research on temperate zone tree nuts. The NNGA welcomes donations to its grant fund from
individuals, institutions, and corporations. All donations are tax deductible and tax
exempt to the extent allowable under the provisions of Internal Revenue Code 501 (c) (3).
SARE funds projects for
researchers, professional development and farmer-rancher proposals.
Irrigation/Evapotranspiration
Soil Moisture Budget
program.
Western Oregon Irrigation
Guide. Developed by OSU, Dept. of Bioengineering. Select
"Orchard" from the menu for a PDF file on evapotranspiration.
WSU TFREC Orchard Calculator
-- calculates evapotranspiration rates
Marketing
Farmers' Markets -- List of all
Farmers' Markets from the USDA
USDA Market Reports
Marketing reports for wholesale prices in all major cities of the US
Miscellaneous
AgNIC --
Agriculture Network Information Center, a resource of the USDA
The
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station writings on chestnuts by
Sandra Anagnostakis.
J. Hill Craddock's Chestnut
Links -- a resource of resources
University
of California Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center
Nurseries
Burnt
Ridge Nursery, 432 Burnt Ridge Rd., Onalaska, WA 98570, 360-985-2873
Chestnut
Hill Tree Farm, 15105 Northwest
94th Avenue, Alachua, FL 32615, 386-462-2820
Fowler
Nurseries, Inc., 525 Fowler Road, Newcastle, CA, 916-645-8191, FAX 916-645-7374
Organic Farming
ATTRA
-- Sources for organic fertilizers and amendments
Organic Farming resources from the
Washington State Dept. of Agriculture
Peaceful
Valley Farm Supply: Tools & Supplies For The Serious Organic
Gardeners & Farmers
Pest
Management
Shot Hole Borer
information from The Orchard Outlook, June, 1998
The Pesticide
Information Center -- On Line (PICOL) from Washington State University.
Univ. of California Pest Management Guidelines
Publications
(Periodicals)
Researchers
Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis, The
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Box 1106, New Haven, CT 06504, 203-974-8498
Dr.
Dennis Fulbright, Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, 166
Plant Biology Bldg., East Lansing, MI 48824-1312,
Dan
Ridley, DNRE Research Scientist/CGA Industry Liaison Officer, Ovens Research Station,
PO Box 235, Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia, 3737, Phone: 03-5731-1222
Software
Farm-Assist
-- a free crop management program from Zeneca Ag Products.
Water Rights
State
of Oregon, Water Resources Dept.
Washington
State Dept. of Ecology
Washington
Water Right Information
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