Progress: Advancing the future of agriculture and natural resources
The Research Magazine for the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station
Protecting Natural Resources across Oregon and the World
By Sean Nealon OregonFlora, an Oregon State University-based organization devoted to the state’s plants, has launched a revamped website that makes its database of over 4,700 plant species that grow…
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…
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…
OSU scientists take a closer look at how large-scale plastics break down in the environment Researchers in the College of Agricultural Sciences will use a $3.3 million grant from the…
Last fall, Dr. Lisa Ballance took the helm as the new director of the Marine Mammal Institute (MMI) at Oregon State University. Ballance succeeded Bruce Mate, who retired after serving…
We spent an afternoon capturing footage of the most impressive specimens in our collection. (Behind-the-scenes video above.) More than 250,000 fish are preserved in the basement of Nash Hall at…
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…
The Pacific Northwest may be among the most well equipped regions in the country to adapt to changing conditions. In 2007, Netarts Bay just west of Tillamook became the epicenter…
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…
The economic and scientific opportunities with a material that has been illegal for the past 80+ years is nearly immeasurable. “Why ‘Global’?” That’s one of the first questions Dr. Jay…