Progress: Advancing the future of agriculture and natural resources
The Research Magazine for the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station
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…
Powering sustainable agriculture by Ben Davis In our Fall 2019 issue, we introduced the concept of agrivoltaics—a farming system in which solar panels are installed directly above crops. This emerging…
By Heidi Happonen Dr. Jeremiah Dung, Associate Professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences recently secured a $3M grant from…
A USDA NIFA research grant was recently awarded to expand the work of Dr. Posy Busby in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University. One of 11 Agricultural…
The bottles of olive oil precisely lining the shelves at Durant Olive Mill in Dayton appear as beautiful as any high-end Oregon winery displaying their estate pinot noir. But the…
The ultimate goal is to provide breeders with tools to create what Professor Pat Hayes refers to as “superhemp.” While plant breeding has occurred for thousands of years, the latest…
Video Playtime: 2 minutes. Greg Harris earned his Bachelor of Science in Crop & Soil Science from OSU’s program at Eastern Oregon University in 1997. He later joined Threemile Canyon…
New disease-detection technology eliminates the need for physical soil or foliage analysis, or any of the other methods usually required to diagnose infection. Exotic new diseases have been traveling across…
If only 1% of ag land was converted to agrivoltaics, it would be sufficient to offset global energy demand. As the late afternoon sun bears down on the west side…
OSU’s Central Oregon Agricultural Research and Extension Center remains rooted in central Oregon’s massive seed industry. Long before carrots become a snack or a side dish on your dinner plate,…