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…
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…
Letitia Carson: Historic Pioneer, Modern-Day Inspiration
by Barbara Forrest-Ball Manager, OSU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Services, Liaison with Commission on the Status of Black Faculty and Staff, OSU Faculty Advisor, Letitia Carson Project |…
Charting a sustainable future
A journey across the college to reveal our embedded sustainability By Heidi Happonen According to the Oregon state legislature, in defining the Oregon Sustainability Act of 2001, sustainability is defined…
What We Nurture Grows
By Kourtney Lehman Any farmer knows that raising a crop is no simple task. One cannot simply throw seeds in the soil and hope they grow. It is a…
Stationing Success for Oregon Agriculture
The role and impact of the agricultural experiment station system By Sean Nealon and Heidi Happonen Tom Sharp is a first-generation rancher in an area where there are not a…
International IPM
The benefits of a global perspective on Oregon pest management By Heidi Happonen Today, the research center is known as Oregon IPM and over its 53-year history it has gained…
Honing in on Hemp: A Year in Review
By Ben Davis In June of 2019, the Global Hemp Innovation Center (GHIC) was launched as the largest and most comprehensive hemp research center of its kind in the nation—a…
New research aims to help fruit growers battling the dreaded Spotted-wing drosophila
By Heidi Happonen The Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD; Drosophila suzukii) is a notorious pest that feeds on ripening soft-skinned fruits such as blueberries, cherries, and peaches. Controlling it is difficult for…