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 2, 2003

OSU Agriculture College selects new associate deans

The College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University has named two of its department heads to serve as associate deans.

OSU plant clinic will help combat bioterrorism

The plant disease detectives at Oregon State University will soon be sleuthing for homeland security. OSU's Plant Clinic has been designated as part of a new nationwide network to safeguard America's food supply.

August 15, 2003

OSU announces 22nd annual Art About Ag competition

OSU Extension to co-sponsor conference on mold

Mold growth in buildings is becoming an increasingly common problem and has serious implications for human health.

With the onset of hot and dry late summer conditions, wildfire season is in full swing throughout the vast range areas of the intermountain west.

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.