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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
January 13, 2011
$5 million grant to address rural childhood obesity.
December 10, 2010
OSU is building a malter for its research brewery as part of its effort to create a market for Oregon-grown barley.
December 3, 2010
An examination of several indexes suggest that Oregon is open for business but the state’s tax structure needs fine-tuning.
Agricultural honors scholarships totaling $85,400 have been awarded to Oregon State University students in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Entomological Society of America honors OSU professor Sujaya Rao for her innovative teaching.
Extension In The News
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'Stink bug' threatens NW farms, vineyards from Northwest Cable News
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Extension, county health to relocate from Herald and News
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Heat helps PNW wheat harvest get under way from Capital Press
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The Chain Saw Circle: Women of the Woodlands from The New York Times
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Silver scurf webcast launched in Focus on Potato from SeedQuest
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Tom Bedell, former OSU extension rangeland expert, dies at 80 from Capital Press
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Changes in critter control from Cleaning & Maintenance Management
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)
