Embracing the Differences
Studying abroad in New Zealand By Kira Sabin Agriculture and Food Business Management Class of 2023 I arrived in New Zealand after twenty-four hours of travel in a sleepy dreamlike…
OUR GLOBAL REACH
Expanding experiential learning from the classroom to the world By Heidi Happonen Every summer, students in the College of Agricultural Sciences have the unique opportunity to explore the world with…
Exploring the Hidden World: Benthic Animal Research in Agricultural Channels of Oregon
By Ben Davis Rahiza De Thomas puts on fishing waders and climbs down into the water—an agricultural channel, only a foot deep and a few feet wide—that cuts between a…
Actionable Research with Meaningful Impact/Investigación aplicada con impacto significativo
The following story is available in both English and Spanish using the drop down icons below. The goal is to facilitate the diffusion of this collaborative work to those communities…
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…