Research and Extension's impact:
- Agricultural research brought more than $55 million to Oregon in 2010, leveraging 2.0 outside dollars for every state dollar invested
- Forest research brought $18.8 million to Oregon in 2010, leveraging 6.0 outside dollars for every state dollar invested
- Extension programs brought $36 million in outside funding to Oregon in 2009, leveraging 1.72 outside dollars for every state dollar invested
- Extension trained 18,000 volunteers who contributed service to the state equivalent to more than 1,000 full-time employees
- More than 100,000 school children are engaged in 4-H activities statewide. Program areas receiving emphasis are healthy living, civic engagement and science
- Extension-trained Master Gardeners have contributed service worth over $4 million, helping people grow their own food and sustainable landscapes
- 1,200 research and extension publications are available in print or online to help Oregonians live better and work more effectively
- Research has encouraged the growth of community-based farmers markets, which grew from 18 a decade ago to more than 120 statewide in 2010
