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Benton County Extension Service Faculty, staff, and volunteers deliver research-based information to help youth and adults solve problems, develop life skills, and manage resources wisely.

We coordinate information tours, conferences, short courses, workshops, and demonstrations. We provide brochures and publications with specific research based information on a variety of subjects.

Announcements

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Visitor information

We may be closed for lunch from 12pm to 1pm due to events or programming in the Spring and Summer.

Hours of operation

Mon - Fri: 8:00 am-5:00 pm

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Benton County

4077 SW Research Way
Corvallis, OR 97333
United States

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Upcoming events

May 4

Benton County Master Gardener Association Annual Plant Sale and Clinic

9:00 am - 3:00 pm Corvallis, OR
May 25

Early Seral Forest Management Tour

9:00 am - 1:00 pm Corvallis, OR
Jun 5

The dehydrated harvest: for farmers selling value-added products

11:00 am - 1:00 pm Cottage Grove, OR
Jun 11

Garnett’s Red Prairie Farm Tour

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Sheridan, OR

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What we do

Discover ways to learn and get involved. Here are some highlights of our activities and specialties.

Family and Community Health

Our Family and Community Health team partners in communities to promote healthy nutrition, food safety and security, physical activity, behavioral health and well-being, emergency preparedness, community resilience, and more.

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Forestry and Natural Resources

Our agents and specialists share knowledge about the latest techniques in natural resource management through educational programs and materials. We work with forest owners, foresters and other natural resource managers, educators ...

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Home Garden and Landscape

We provide research-based information for backyard gardeners and green industry professionals, including regional specific information.

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Open Campus

Open Campus provides local access to education through community-based partnerships and unique programming, meeting needs of the Oregon communities we serve.

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Southern Willamette Valley Small Farms Program

The Small Farms Program serves commercial small farm entrepreneurs as well as non-commercial small acreage landowners. Our focus embraces both organic/biological and conventional farming systems.

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Youth Activities

4-H empowers young people with hands-on learning experiences to help them grow and thrive. By creating a safe and welcoming environment, young people develop the skills needed to make a positive impact on the world around them.

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Featured Content

GROWING

GROWING is a joint publication by Linn and Benton County OSU Extension services, and is published by the Albany Democrat Herald. GROWING is published every other month (January, March, May, July, September, and November).

Newsletter

For the Love of Farming

This series is all about connecting listeners to small scale farmers and ranchers. We come together to talk about their why, how they came to be where they are, challenges, joys, and how they keep going. We are grateful ...

Podcast

In the Woods

Each month we will bring you research and science-based information on a new topic related to forests that aims to offer some insight into what we know and are still learning about forest science and management.

Podcast

News and impact

OSU Extension Small Farms Program among nation’s best

The program works toward improving small-farm horticultural production and small-scale livestock, poultry and forage production.

Lauren Gwin | Apr 2024 | Impact story

Living on the Land supports small-acreage landowners in the south Willamette Valley

OSU Extension collaborates with Oregon’s Soil and Water Conservation Districts and watershed councils to develop the series to best address natural resources concerns in the local area.

Melissa Fery | Apr 2024 | Impact story

Inaugural Extension 4-H Questing Clovers Retreat promotes youth inclusivity

Student leaders designed the quests and helped lead quest stations focused upon five different guilds: leadership, health and wellness, technology, arts and natural sciences.

Apr 2024 | Impact story

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