News

OSU Extension Service and agricultural research news

The Extension and Experiment Station Communications (EESC) department writes news releases about OSU’s agricultural research as well as the various programs offered by the university’s Extension Service. Below is an archive of these stories as well as a list of stories published in the media about Extension. You’ll also find gardening advice articles written by EESC. Contact our media liaisons.

Recent News Stories

May 22, 2013

Despite reduced dog poisonings from slug baits, researchers are warning of a new hazard

Stronger warning labels on slug and snail baits containing metaldehyde may have led to a huge drop in calls to a national pesticide hotline about possible dog poisonings, according to Oregon State University.

May 16, 2013

OSU program preparing Latino students for college celebrates its second year

Families in Madras are marking a promising second year of Juntos, a central Oregon after-school program that aims to prepare Latino high school students and their families for college.

May 10, 2013

OSU awards scholarships to 17 college-bound 4-H'ers

The Oregon State University Extension Service's 4-H youth program has awarded almost $18,900 in scholarships to 17 high school seniors.

April 22, 2013

Fruit-damaging fly could hit record population in Northwest this year

The spotted wing drosophila fly, which lays its eggs in fruit and makes it unmarketable, could reach record population levels in the Pacific Northwest this year, according to Oregon State University researchers.

April 15, 2013

Soil parasite costs Northwest wheat growers $51 million in lost revenue, says OSU

A microscopic parasitic roundworm is costing Pacific Northwest wheat growers $51 million in lost revenue each year because it's cutting grain yields by an average of about 5 percent, according to estimates by Oregon State University researchers.

Extension In The News

Bringing barley back from The Register-Guard
Dog poisonings from one slug bait down; problems from another up from The Oregonian
Best wineries in Oregon: a connoisseur's guide from The News-Review
The science of water from Albany Democrat-Herald
Espalier pruning technique trains trees to grow on walls, trellises from The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tips for turning barnyard leavings into organic garden fertilizer from Mail Tribune
Frosty spring nights damage fruit crops from Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Recent Gardening Tips

May 24, 2013

Add the buzz of mason bees to your garden

Concerned about the decline of honeybees, one of the hardest-working food crop pollinators? Don't overlook the importance of a native pollinator of your fruit trees – the blue orchard mason bee.

May 10, 2013

New website available for PNW Extension guide on managing insect pests

The latest research-based guidelines for managing insect pests, plant diseases and weeds in the Pacific Northwest are available through three newly updated, comprehensive guides.