OSU students transform yard into vegetable garden
(Gazette-Times, 05/14/12)
Silvia Rondon’s first day on the job was a baptism of fire. It was 2005 and she was sitting at her desk at OSU’s Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center when a potato grower knocked on her door.
(Life@OSU, May 10, 2012)
Annual Earth Day Hoo Haa at OSU lets attendees do just that
(Gazette-Times, April 23, 2012)
American Associate of Cereal Chemists International Excellence in Teaching Award Winner
Dr. Andrew Ross, OSU Cereal Chemist (CSS and FST) has been named the winner of the 2012 American Association of Cereal Chemists International Excellence in Teaching Award. The award will be presented at the early October AACCI annual meeting in Hollywood, Florida. Dr. Ross is being recognized for his tireless dedication and creativity in teaching university classes on starch and polymer food chemistry as well as for his renown in teaching millers, bakers and cereal growers about the wonders of cereal chemistry. Congratulations Andrew!
Resistant Weeds Trouble Growers
In Oregon's Willamette Valley, for example, new populations of glyphosate-resistant annual ryegrass have been popping up among crops that haven't been genetically engineered.
In 2011, two new populations of glyphosate-resistant annual ryegrass were confirmed in Oregon, bringing the total to eight populations discovered since the early 2000s, said Carol Mallory-Smith, a weed science professor at Oregon State University.
(Capital Press, March 8, 2012)
Welcome to the web page for the OSU Department of Crop & Soil Science. Crop & Soil Science is one of the largest departments at OSU and one of the more complex. Departmental faculty and staff are involved in applied and basic research and extension activities across the state. We offer undergraduate degrees on both the OSU and Eastern Oregon University campuses. We have graduate programs in both Crops and Soils. We operate the OSU Seed Certification Service, the OSU Seed Lab and a research farm of over 350 acres. Four student clubs are active within the Department – Crops Club, Soil Judging, BugZoo and Organic Growers. We have faculty who work directly with local clientele in 21 county offices across the state as well as at five branch experiment stations. We are the door to OSU in many rural communities. Whether your interest is in soil microbes, wheat breeding, small grain production, weed biology and management, leading edge biotechnology, archeopedology, potato breeding, soil physics, seed production or an array of other areas of science, Crop & Soil Science is for you. Explore our web site and find out more.
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Upcoming Events
Hyslop Field Day
Oregon State University Extension Service specialists and researchers from OSU's Department of Crop and Soil Science will host the annual Hyslop Research Farm Field Day on Wednesday, May 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Field day topics will focus on two general topics—cereal and seed crops—and will be presented in both morning and afternoon sessions. The public is invited, and people should plan to stay all day to hear presentations in all sessions. Refreshments will be available at 8:00 a.m. The OSU Crops Club will prepare a no-cost lunch at noon sponsored by the Oregon Seed Council and the Oregon Wheat Growers League.
3rd Annual North Valley Field Crop Tour
Thursday May 31st, 2012
This year’s topics will include OSU work on wheat, weeds, clover and insects, and a discussion on flax production. The tour will be followed by the annual BBQ at Tonges Farms.Pendleton Agricultural Research Field Day
The Pendleton Ag Research Center field day is planned for Tuesday June 12. Oregon State University and USDA Agricultural Research Service are co-hosting this field day for the agricultural community. Anyone with an interest in agriculture is encouraged to attend.
Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. Newly appointed OSU Dean of Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Dan Arp and Mr. Blake Rowe, CEO, Oregon Wheat will briefly address the group. Tours begin at 8:25 a.m. The field day features presentations by university and ARS scientists. Tours include presentations on soil microbiology, downy brome control, early-planted winter canola, nematode management in wheat, wheat disease management, wheat seed germination, barley varieties, club and common wheat varieties, stripe rust management, and in-season nitrogen management on wheat.
A hosted lunch is provided at 12:00 a.m. Tours conclude at 2:30 with an ice cream social sponsored by the Oregon Wheat Grower’s League. The research center is located 6 miles northeast of Pendleton, 1 mile east of Hwy 11. Visit http://cbarc.aes.oregonstate.edu/ to see a detailed program. Call 541-278-4186 for more information
Sherman Experiment Station Field Day
The Sherman Experiment Station field day is planned for Wednesday June 13. Oregon State University and USDA Agricultural Research Service are co-hosting this field day for the agricultural community. Anyone with an interest in agriculture is encouraged to attend.
Registration begins at 7:00 a.m. at the Sherman County Fairground tours begin at 7:25 a.m. The fairgrounds are one mile south of Moro on Lonerock road. The field day features presentations by university and ARS scientists. Tours include presentations on returning CRP land to crop production, nematode management in wheat, wheat disease management, wheat seed germination, stripe rust, and club and common wheat varieties.
A new building dedication will take place at 11:00 a.m. with presentation by Dr. Dan Arp, newly appointed OSU Dean of Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Scott Reed, OSU Vice-Provost of Outreach and Extension and Gary Thompson, Sherman County Judge. A hosted lunch is provided at 12:00 a.m. The field day concludes at 12 noon with a hosted lunch. Visit http://cbarc.aes.oregonstate.edu/ to see a detailed program. Call 541-278-4186 for more information.
