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

September 19, 2003

OSU/ODA to show farmers how to get value-added grants

On Thursday (Sept. 25), agricultural producers throughout Oregon will have a chance to learn how to get federal money for adding value to their products.

September 12, 2003

Follow guidelines to ensure safety of homemade salsa

The arrival of fall, with home-grown tomatoes ripening in gardens across Oregon, signals the beginning of homemade salsa season.

Temple Grandin, an authority on livestock handling and grazing animal behavior, will speak at Oregon State University Sept. 20 on proper livestock handling, welfare issues, livestock behavior and facilities design.

To a lot of Oregonians, 4-H may bring to mind images of farm kids, county fairs and blue ribbon goats, rabbits and pigs. In other words, 4-H seems mostly a rural affair.

September 5, 2003

Imported knowledge helps Oregon growers

Agricultural knowledge is transferred both to and from overseas, according to OSU agronomist.

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.