Bringing Oregon Hops to Japan
An international trade mission to bridge two beer cultures By Heidi Happonen When Lindsey Rubottom set out on a trade mission to Japan to share the benefits of Oregon hops…
Microbiome in Food: Assistant Professor in Department of Food Science and Technology improving the quality and safety of food
By Justin Dickey Dr. Si Hong Park, assistant professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology, is working to enhance food quality and safety by understanding the microbiome (all…
FAMILIES the Backbone of Oregon Agriculture
By Kira Sabin Agrilcuture and Food Business Management, Class of 2022 The smell of cinnamon rolls wafted through the room as I watched my employer carry a squirming baby on…
LEAVING LEGACIES ACROSS OREGON
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
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
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…
OREGON WHEAT: A Case Study in Gratitude
“Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the field.” Dwight D. Eisenhower By Heidi Happonen No matter the crop. No matter…
Learning While Serving in Puerto Rico
By Elizabeth Lopez, Botany & Plant Pathology major, Class of 2024 Gio Soto is an undergraduate student in Crop and Soil science who participated in a recent service-learning trip to…
Oregon State Researcher Leads International Effort to Protect Basking Sharks in Ireland
By Heidi Happonen, Photos courtesy of Dr. Alexandra G. McInturf Dr. Alexandra (Alex) G. McInturf is a postdoctoral fellow with the Big Fish Lab at the Hatfield Marine Science Center…
An Ounce of Prediction, a Pound of Cure
New grant to develop dynamic modeling systems aims to predict potential introduction of harmful pests By Heidi Happonen In agriculture, the one constant is change. The ability to adapt to…