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LEAVING LEGACIES ACROSS OREGON

Health, Natural Resources, Sustainability

The Oregon landscape is a quiltwork of crop fields and orchards, lush forests and high deserts, jagged mountain peaks and deep river valleys. Land that has been farmed, built upon,…

A Legacy of Research Ensures the Future of an Industry

Economy, Food, Sustainability

By Sean Nealon Nearing retirement, Chris Langdon is focused on passing on the oyster breeding program he built and nurtured the past 25 years at Oregon State University. He is…

The Endophyte Lab: 25 Years of Helping Grass Seed Growers Turn Challenges into Opportunities

Farming/Ranching, Sustainability, Technology

By Vince Patton New regulations often carry unintended consequences—and new opportunities. When Oregon began to limit field burning in the Willamette Valley in the 1990s, grass seed growers needed a…

The Legacy of the Land Grant

A historic shift in education and engagement continues to serve our communities. Imagine a country where…

In Search of the Granted Land

In preparing for the 150th anniversary of Oregon’s land grant university, we found ourselves wondering:…

It was a Dark and (Slightly) Stormy Night in Grouse Country…

A writer and videographer tag along with an OSU doctoral student for a night of…

Treat your Christmas tree to vodka? Only if you want to waste it.

As we take a seasonal look at the holiday tradition of Christmas trees and OSU’s…

Station Profile: Research on the Range

It’s more than cattle at the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center stations. By Chris Branam…

Update: Researchers Dig Deep into Dry Farming

By Kym Pokorny In 2015, Amy Garrett planted tomatoes, squash, beans, and melons at Oregon…

The Evolution of Beer

The world’s second-oldest beverage keeps on bubbling along. The other day Patrick Hayes invited a…

Station Profile: Seeds of Success

OSU’s Central Oregon Agricultural Research and Extension Center remains rooted in central Oregon’s massive seed…