Oregon's Agricultural Progress
The Research Magazine for the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station
New disease-detection technology eliminates the need for physical soil or foliage analysis, or any of the other methods usually required to diagnose infection. Exotic new diseases have been traveling across…
If only 1% of ag land was converted to agrivoltaics, it would be sufficient to offset global energy demand. As the late afternoon sun bears down on the west side…
OSU’s Central Oregon Agricultural Research and Extension Center remains rooted in central Oregon’s massive seed industry. Long before carrots become a snack or a side dish on your dinner plate,…
Their names included Turkey, Rex, Elmar, and Omar. And don’t forget Gaines and Moro. In the first 40 years at Oregon State University’s agricultural experiment station near Pendleton, wheat breeders…
The irrigated section of the Columbia Basin in north-central Oregon, extending into Washington, is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world, with at least 204 crops grown…
The number of small farms in Oregon has steadily grown in the last few decades. Many people, especially younger “agripreneurs,” start a farm as a way to make the world…
Two new potatoes could save growers in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington millions of dollars by curtailing several serious diseases and improving processing quality. The potatoes — Echo Russet and Castle…
Founded in 1913, the Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center continues to play an integral role in the success of Oregon’s “fruit basket.” In 1905, Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station Director…
In 2015, Amy Garrett planted tomatoes, squash, beans, and melons at Oregon State University in a plot that looked like any other. There was a big difference, though: None of…
It’s more than cattle at the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center stations. A flock of migrating snow geese alight on a meadow a few hundred yards away from Herefords grazing…