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

January 9, 2013

A LEGO robot built by OSU Extension Service 4-H students. (Photo by Marci Bacho)
When 117 teams gather in Hillsboro for the Jan. 19-20 Intel Oregon FIRST® LEGO® League state robotics championship, eight of them will have ties to the Oregon State University Extension Service's 4-H program.
Alec Kowalewski
Oregon State University has hired Alec Kowalewski as a turf specialist and professor.

January 7, 2013

Bumblebee
Oregon State University aims to see if creating more foraging habitat for bumblebees will increase the pollination and yield of blueberries bushes, which mostly depend on bees to turn their blossoms into berries.

January 3, 2013

Cow
Cows that eat bark, berries or branches from western juniper trees late in pregnancy are more likely to abort their calves or give birth early, Oregon State University researchers have discovered.

December 28, 2012

Stuart Reitz. (Photo by Bobbi Howell)
An entomologist formerly with the U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to help growers in Malheur County control key pests while reducing their use of pesticides in his new job with Oregon State University.

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.