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Recent News Stories

May 22, 2012

Dick Erath
Oregon's wine industry will now be able to better understand how what it's doing in its vineyards and vats is impacting the quality of its final product thanks to a new cadre of tasting experts trained by Oregon State University.

May 4, 2012

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Field day topics will focus on two general topics—cereal and seed crops

May 2, 2012

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The gift from the Margaret P. Hesse family increases the county’s 4-H endowment by more than 40 percent.

April 26, 2012

JunJie Wu
The Partnership for Agricultural and Resource Policy will assess impacts of government policies on agriculture, the environment and rural communities

April 20, 2012

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Grow With Your Garden - is this year's Mini College theme

Recent Gardening Tips

May 18, 2012

Use plastic sheeting to warm the soil.

May 11, 2012

Pacific Northwest farmers and growers as well as consultants and home gardeners find the handbooks helpful.

May 4, 2012

The newly revised Oregon State University publication, "Understanding Names of Oregon Trees," (EC 1502), is available online.

April 27, 2012

Two common challenges are hairy or misshapen carrots and poorly formed cabbage heads.

April 20, 2012

You can become familiar with beneficial predators and learn what plants attract them to your garden.