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…
Challenge grant offered by Global Experience Fund founder, Hiram Larew
As the world begins to emerge from two years of isolation because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the opportunity to reengage cross-culturally to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing…
Generations of Growth
By Ben Davis Ag Sciences at Oregon State University is more than a college. It’s a community. A community made up of generations upon generations of students, graduates, faculty &…
Bring on the Butterfly Bush: Improving Invasive Plant Laws
By Ben Davis Butterfly bush is in such high demand that consumers at nurseries request it by name. This makes it a highly valuable crop in Oregon’s leading agricultural sector:…
OSU and EOU Strengthen Ag Program
By Heidi Happonen Since 1985, Oregon State University’s land-grant agricultural college has provided an opportunity to pursue select OSU agricultural degrees in eastern Oregon. To achieve that, OSU created a…
OSU’s School IPM program helps schools reduce pesticide use
By Heidi Happonen The School IPM Program at Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences Extension works with schools and school districts across the state to ensure a safe environment…
Hope for the Honey Bee
An Overview of Research in the OSU Honey Bee Lab by Ben Davis Most of us are familiar with the grim truth about bee declines worldwide. Terms like “honey bee decline” and “colony collapse…
A New Normal
Research, teaching and outreach continues during the COVID-19 crisis When Oregon State University closed its buildings statewide in mid-March to help limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Dave Stone…
Sharing Expertise: A Glance at COVID-19 Resources
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit Oregon, faculty in the College of Agricultural Sciences responded by creating trusted resources for the public. Victory for Gardening For decades, the Oregon State University…
O Christmas tree, how lovely is thy research
OSU expert helps keep Oregon No. 1 in the nation for holiday evergreens There are no picture-perfect Christmas trees at Oregon State University’s North Willamette Research and Extension Center. That’s…