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New Extension website helps solve pest and disease problems

Solve Pest and Weed Problems focuses specifically on the Pacific Northwest and prioritizes low-risk approaches.

Kym Pokorny | Nov 10, 2022 | News story

How to prevent gray mold in hemp

Gray mold outbreaks on hemp caused the fungus Botrytis cinerea can spread easily and quickly kill plants. Here's how hemp growers can create conditions that will keep gray mold at bay.

Cynthia Ocamb | Sep 2022 | Article

Fairy rings in my lawn?

Q: Several brown, dead rings have formed in my lawn this summer. They seem to coincide with a type of mushroom. Are the mushrooms causing this? Is there any treatment short of applying a fungicide that is effective? Will the lawn recover on its own?

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VIT TECH | Powdery Mildew (April 2022)

Drs. Walt Mahaffee, Research Plant Pathologist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service, and Jay Pscheidt, Extension Plant Pathology Specialist in the OSU Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, share results from current powdery mildew research at the April 2022 VIT TECH session.

Aug 2022 | Video

Management of powdery mildew on hemp in the Pacific Northwest

Powdery mildew has surfaced as a challenge for Northwest hemp growers. Powdery mildew coats the leaves of hemp plants and leads to a decline in quality. Here's what hemp growers can do if powdery mildew turns up.

Cynthia Ocamb | Aug 2022 | Article

Episode 24: Swiss Needle Cast

In this episode, Jacob Putney invites Dave Shaw and Gabriela Ritokova on the podcast to discuss Swiss Needle Cast's impact on Douglas fir populations. Dave Shaw is an OSU extension forest health specialist and Gabriela Ritokova is an ODF forest pathologist.

Jacob Putney, David C. Shaw, Gabriela Ritokova | Aug 2022 | Podcast episode