Station Profile: Seeds of Success
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,…
Station Profile: Going With the Grain
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…
Station Profile: Playing a Pivotal Role
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…
Farm to Ledger
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…
New Potato Varieties Might Breed Savings
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…
Station Profile: Fruitful Innovation
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…
Update: Researchers Dig Deep into Dry Farming
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…
Station Profile: Research on the Range
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…