Edward B. Page, PhD
Small Acreage Management Agent
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1001 N. 2nd
Friendship Hall
Montrose, CO 81401
(970) 249-3935 or email epage@coop.ext.colostate.edu

Education:

1972 B.S. Animal Science, Oregon State University
1975 M.S. Animal Science, Oregon State University
2001 Ph.D. Rangeland Resource Management, Oregon State University

Dissertation: Evaluation of an Early Stage of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project: Leadership, Organization, and Communication/Interpersonal Relations

Program Description: Small Acreage Management (SAM)

• Small Acreage Management Symposium (April 24)
  • Responsibilities of Ownership
  • Fencing as a Management Tool
  • Western Slope Soils
  • Irrigation Management, Options, and Costs
  • Weed Identification and Control
  • Pasture/Hay Establishment or Improvement
  • Grazing Management for Production and Sustainability
• Present an Equine Health, Nutrition, and Management workshop (May).
• Present a Livestock Health, Nutrition, and Management workshop (May).
• Present classes for real estate professionals in the Law and Culture Of Rural Life (Fall).
• Work with the Selenium Task Forces to translate water quality needs into SAM programs.
• Work in the development of the organic foods industry to develop and market a sustainable, productive local food supply.
• Present a Birthing Workshop (December).
• Respond to needs of the community of small acreage owners as they become apparent.

Program Responsibility:

Small acreage management encompasses most aspects of farming and ranching where the operations are limited to a few acres or not intended to be fully commercial in nature. The most numerous contacts result from pasture, hay, and livestock operators. However, other crops, including alternative and organically produced are included in the responsibilities of this position.

Personal Information:

I am a native of Oregon, where I gained much of my agricultural and business experience. I also spent two years in southern Arizona. My interests are in the areas of sustainability, communication, and community involvement with emphasis on promoting strength in local and regional agriculture, which supports and is supported by local communities. I read widely on socioeconomic, political and environmental issues and enjoy travel, especially in arid and tropical areas (warm and sunny) of the US and southern/central Pacific.

Job Experience:

I have experience in Cooperative Extension work in Oregon as an area agent in livestock, pasture, and related soil fertility. Direct agricultural experience includes sheep ranching, raising horticultural and field crops, and business consulting. Other business experience includes domestic and export marketing of livestock feed, as well as real estate sales and management.

Doctoral research and academic interests lie in the practical aspects of human and organizational interaction and dynamics. I am particularly interested in how people function to mold organizations and how they respond to the context that the organization imposes on them.

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