An Ounce of Prediction, a Pound of Cure
New grant to develop dynamic modeling systems aims to predict potential introduction of harmful pests By Heidi Happonen In agriculture, the one constant is change. The ability to adapt to…
Charting a sustainable future
A journey across the college to reveal our embedded sustainability By Heidi Happonen According to the Oregon state legislature, in defining the Oregon Sustainability Act of 2001, sustainability is defined…
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 &…
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…
Journey of the Pacific Storm: From commercial fishing to marine research
By Ben Davis “If I were to describe the Pacific Storm in one word, it would definitely be ‘resilient’,” said Lisa Ballance, director of OSU’s Marine Mammal Institute (MMI). “She…
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…
Farm of the Future
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…
Hope to an End of Pointing Fingers Across the Klamath Basin
New research may finally determine exactly what is causing water quality issues in the region By Heidi Happonen Water rights have long been an issue in the Klamath Basin. Agricultural…
OSU engages in collaborative international research project to help advance the sustainable use of water resources in Europe
Dr. Guillermo R. Giannico, in the Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences Department of Fisheries and Wildlife was tapped as one of four global expert advisors, and the only one from a…
$3 million USDA grant seeds future of an industry
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…