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…
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…
OSU part of a cross-institutional team recently awarded $2.61M from the National Science Foundation for microbiome research
By Heidi Happonen The College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University are part of a team of cross-institutional scientists who were recently awarded 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…
Urban Agriculture | Cultivating opportunity
When Gail Langellotto first started building an urban agriculture program at Oregon State University in 2016, it was in response to the College of Agricultural Sciences recognition of the important…
The Pursuit of an Impossible Food
Dr. Reva Barewal noticed her patients had trouble eating long after their surgeries, and collaborated with OSU’s Food Innovation Center on a seemingly impossible task: to create solid foods for…
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…
What can plants teach us about a pandemic?
At the start of the year, the United Nations declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health. “Fantastic!” we thought. “What a great opportunity for us to share our…
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…