The Environmental Protection Agency recently banned the insecticide chlorpyrifos due to concern over the chemical’s neurological impacts on humans, so Oregon's grass seed industry needs immediate solutions for insect control.
With targeted research, Oregon State University Extension Service and the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station responded by providing growers with information on better nutrient management of those crops.
Jacob Powell, an Oregon State University Extension Service crops and livestock expert with wildfire experience, has the knowledge and tools to make farmers aware of and in line with new OHSA requirements.
Plants are essential to life on earth. Understanding how plants grow and develop helps us capitalize on their usefulness and make them part of our everyday lives.