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

October 3, 2003

Oregon State University Extension Service honors cooperators

The Oregon State University Extension Service has recognized several "outstanding cooperators" at a special presentation ceremony sponsored by the OSU Extension Association.

September 30, 2003

Research at OSU helps contain the threat of sudden oak death

A team of OSU plant pathologists are helping officials battle a pathogen that threatens a multi-million dollar wound upon Oregon's nursery industry.

September 24, 2003

OSU researchers release new meadowfoam variety

Oregon State University scientists working on development of alternative crops to bolster the state's agricultural economy recently released a new variety of meadowfoam, an oilseed crop that yields high grade oils sought by the cosmetics and precision mac

September 23, 2003

OSU Extension director receives prestigious award

Lyla Houglum, the dean and director of the Oregon State University Extension Service, has received a national professional organization's most prestigious award.

September 19, 2003

Food safety tips for packing brown bag lunches

Packing a brown bag lunch isn't rocket science, but a little extra attention to detail can go a long way toward ensuring that your mid-day meal is nutritious and safe.

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.