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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
August 6, 2010
August 5, 2010
July 28, 2010
Summer science camp convenes at OSU
June 16, 2010
Oregon State University names University of Florida professor Neil Shay to head new wine research institute.
Extension In The News
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National festival features OSU exhibits from Corvallis Gazette-Times
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Soil texture will determine how much and how often to water from Herald and News
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Botulism Outbreak in Oregon Sickens Three from Food Safety News
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Oregon scientists find dreaded stinkbugs from Good Fruit Grower
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Can chemical-free backyard beekeeping stave off colony collapse? from Peninsula Press
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Worms make better compost from Mail Tribune
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Food preservation hotline available from The World
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)
