1. David B. Hannaway Forages Program Director Research, Teaching, Extension, and International Projects Crop & Soil Science Department Oregon State University Oregon Tall Fescue Commission: Forage Information System Web Segments

2. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission Forage Information System New: re-designed, working on content, to be released early 2006. Old: Initiated in 1994, premier forage- related site in the world; 50,000+ hits/year Working address : http://forages.oregonstate.edu/new/index.cfm

3. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS New Design

4. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS Redesign Four primary sections: 1.Forage Information 2.Educational Opportunities 3.Professional Resources 4.Search Tools

5. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS Redesign Subsections for four primary sections: 1.Forage Information  News  Publications  Projects  Topics  Visual Media  Web Links

6. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS Redesign Subsections for four primary sections: 2.Educational Opportunities  Conferences/Workshops/Seminars  External Training/Event Calendars  On-line Courses  On-line Curriculum  University Courses

7. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS Redesign Subsections for four primary sections: 3.Professional Resources  Experts  Grant Potentials  Organizations  Positions Available  Vendors

8. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS Redesign Subsections for four primary sections: 4.Search Tools  Advanced Search  Glossary  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)  Topical Index  Outline

9. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics 1.Forage Information:  News  Publications  Projects  Topics  Visual Media  Web Links

10. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics 1.Forage Information: Topics/Species & Varieties/Tall Fescue

11. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics Topics/Species & Varieties/Tall Fescue / Tall Fescue Information System

12. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics Topics/Species & Varieties/Tall Fescue / Key Resources

13. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics Topics/Species & Varieties/Tall Fescue / On-line Monograph http://forages.oregonstate.edu/is/tfis/monograph.html

14. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics Topics/Species & Varieties/Tall Fescue / On-line Monograph / Editors

15. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics Topics/Species & Varieties/Tall Fescue / On-line Monograph / Contributors

16. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics Topics/Species & Varieties/Tall Fescue / Variety Information

17. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics Topics/Species & Varieties/Tall Fescue / Variety Information / Variety Trials

18. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics Topics/Species & Varieties/Tall Fescue / Web Resources

19. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics Topics/Species & Varieties/Tall Fescue / Where To Buy

20. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics Topics/Species & Varieties/Tall Fescue / Where To Buy / Oregon

21. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission FIS: Tall Fescue-related Topics Topics/Species & Varieties/Tall Fescue / Where To Buy / Oregon / Map

22. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission Summary of FIS Tall Fescue-related Projects 1. Topics / Species & Varieties / Tall Fescue “Fact Sheet” (ASTA ‘Beneficial Species’ Format) Information System (TFIS  Fact Sheet Format) Key Resources (Web Sites, Publications, Organizations, Vendors, Experts, Images) On-line Monograph (update of ASA monograph of 1979; “readily accessible and easily updatable information on important aspects of tall fescue production and utilization”; jointly edited with Henry Fribourg, Univ. of Tennessee ) Variety Information (database of varieties and variety trial information) Web Resources (key tall fescue–related web sites) Where To Buy (searchable database of vendors and varieties linked to on-line maps of vendor locations)

23. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission Summary of FIS Tall Fescue-related Projects 2. Professional Resources / Organizations Seed / Oregon Seed Council (http://forages.oregonstate.edu/organizations/seed/osc/) Oregon Tall Fescue Commission (http://forages.oregonstate.edu/organizations/seed/otfc/) 3. Professional Resources / Vendors / Seed List of and links to seed companies (http://forages.oregonstate.edu/new/main.cfm?PageID=51&sub=Seed)

24. Oregon Tall Fescue Commission What’s Needed? 1.Funding for continued development of the various FIS tall fescue-related segments. 2.Vendor and variety information to keep the system up-to-date. 3.Periodic review and recommendations of the system.