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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
May 27, 2003
The Oregon Fryer Commission's sixth annual Youth Pen of Fryers Contest will be held on Saturday, June 28, at the Polk County Fairgrounds in Rickreall.
May 23, 2003
OSU scientists and collaborators will present their findings on cereal grain and seed crop research at the annual Hyslop Farm field day on Wednesday, May 28.
OSU’s Wheat Breeding Program will release a new variety of herbicide-resistant wheat this summer, and a new era of product licensing and intellectual property.
May 16, 2003
OSU publication can help families through the transition to a nursing home.
Pub helps evade poison oak and poison ivy.
Extension In The News
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Frosty spring nights damage fruit crops from Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
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Watering tips from an OSU pro from Portland Tribune
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Droning On from OPB
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Bug Boom Bothering Growers from KTVL
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Oregon crops may be at greater risk this year from invasive fruit fly from The Oregonian
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Invasive fruit fly concerns Willamette Valley growers from Statesman Journal
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Doug firs and other conifers showing damage from 2012 dry spell from The Oregonian
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 (2)
- 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)
