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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 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.
April 5, 2012
High gas prices were the “trigger” that burst the housing bubble, according to economists from OSU and UC Berkeley
March 30, 2012
More than 50 Oregon 4-H members competed for the scholarships, which range from $500 to $4,500.
March 28, 2012
Neil Shay will step down as director of the Oregon Wine Research Institute to return to full-time research and teaching at OSU.
March 27, 2012
Oregon State University will host its 36th annual gerontology conference April 11-12, drawing geriatric experts who will present more than 40 educational workshops for health and human service professionals and the public.
Extension In The News
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Beauty & the beets from The Register-Guard
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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
Recent Gardening Tips
May 31, 2013
Flowering shrubs can add beauty to your landscape. Choosing the right shrubs can help save money on your water bill, too.
In a dry year, use water wisely, the Oregon State University Extension Service advises.
May 24, 2013
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
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.
News Archive
- May 2013 (4)
- 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)
