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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
March 23, 2010
Oregon State University will host its 34th annual gerontology conference April 8-9 in which more than 40 leading geriatric experts will present educational workshops for health and human service professionals and the public.
March 19, 2010
Workshops offer healthy home information
March 12, 2010
Forage is topic of Forage and Grassland Council meeting
Jim Peterson, Oregon's wheat breeder and the leader of Oregon State University's wheat variety development program, has accepted a position as the vice president of research with Limagrain Cereal Seeds.
Middle school students may apply for summer science camp.
Extension In The News
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Wallowa County 4-Hers' livestock judging put to test from The Observer
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More Farms Vie for the $1 Billion Spent at Farmers Markets from Bloomberg Businessweek
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Minnesota: Too many farmers' markets? from Pioneer Press
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Urban kids experience ranch life from The Observer
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County reports $74 million in crop, livestock sales from The Madras Pioneer
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OSU Pumps Cash Into Oregon During Recession from The Daily Astorian
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Ignoble Rot in California from Wines & Vines
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)
