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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
April 26, 2012
The Partnership for Agricultural and Resource Policy will assess impacts of government policies on agriculture, the environment and rural communities
April 20, 2012
Grow With Your Garden - is this year's Mini College theme
April 13, 2012
Enjoy free food and live music sponsored by Oregon State University's Organic Growers Club.
The OSU student chapter of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) won awards at its annual career fair and training conference.
April 9, 2012
Oregon's farmers, ranchers and fishing industry grossed a record $5.2 billion in 2011 thanks to higher commodity prices, according to a report by the Oregon State University Extension Service.
Extension In The News
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Soil testing is essential to bountiful gardens from The World
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Researchers seek to boost bumblebee forage, blueberry yields from The Grower
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Cows that eat juniper risk losing calves from AgInfo.net
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Ranchers put local beef on school menus from Blue Mountain Eagle
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Sweet potatoes show promise in Columbia Basin, researchers find from Capital Press
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New OSU Extension crop specialist to start in March from Democrat-Herald
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Don’t let disease foul your bird feeder from Democrat-Herald
Recent Gardening Tips
May 10, 2013
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.
May 3, 2013
Thatch is a layer of decaying roots and stems that build up between grass and the soil.
April 19, 2013
Animal manure is rich in nutrients that make it a great organic fertilizer for your garden.
April 12, 2013
Afraid gardening and your soil are not compatible? Raised beds can come to the rescue.
March 29, 2013
Gardeners and nurseries should be on the lookout this spring for a relatively new pest in Oregon that damages azaleas and rhododendrons, according to experts with the Oregon State University Extension Service.
News Archive
- May 2013 (3)
- April 2013 (5)
- March 2013 (4)
- February 2013 (1)
- January 2013 (11)
- December 2012 (5)
- November 2012 (5)
- October 2012 (2)
- September 2012 (2)
- August 2012 (1)
- July 2012 (3)
- June 2012 (5)
