Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District

Providing Local Solutions to Local Problems
Text Box: Welcome!! If you’re a livestock owner on limited acreage this is the place for you! Lots if information, resources, how-to and support! Select a section: Scope out some general info: Varied Livestock Information: Water requirements for livestock Fencing basics Selecting animals for weed control based on weed type Other Resources Available: OSU Extension’s Small Farms Website http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/ Small Ruminant (sheep and goat) Information http://www.sheepandgoat.com/ General Sustainable Livestock Information http://attra.ncat.org/livestock.html Check out the ‘Producers Publish’ TSWCD’s Livestock Newsletter! Producers Publish (1st edition, January 2009) Producers Publish (2nd edition, May 2009) Lacey Townsend, Resource Technician, 503-648-3174 x102, lacey.townsend@or.nacdnet.net

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Washington County Trivia

 

Avg. Farm size is

69 acres

 

Percent of farms operated by family or individual  is

87.68

 

Milk cows make up 34.50 percent of all cattle

 

There are 727 square miles of land

 

Boasts one of the two largest 4th of July parades in Oregon

 

Home to the only American owned sake brewery in the world

Rain Water Harvest