OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
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As an undergraduate, you'll have many chances for hands-on learning. Research opportunities for students include projects in breeding plants for food, oil and other uses, the science behind soil health, small farm operations and more, while your required internship will introduce you to the different career options available to you once you graduate. Student club activities will help you hone your leadership skills, positioning you for an exciting career in agronomy, soil science, or plant breeding.
The Department of Crop and Soil Science offers graduate work in the following areas:
We're committed to acquiring, integrating and sharing basic and applied knowledge about field crops and cropping systems in an ever-changing world.
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We strive to understand the structure and function of the earth's surface. Our broad discipline includes soil biology, chemistry, physics, fertility, and pedology.
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Another aspect of a robust certification program is roguing, or removing infected plants, says Brian A. Charlton, interim director, Klamath Basin Potato Faculty Scholar, Oregon State University. Some programs encourage roguing not only...
Oregon hemp is expected to leap ahead of the state’s No. 2 commodity, cattle and calves, which were worth $819.8 million in 2017, the most current year data are available, according to Jay Noller, head of Oregon State University’s Crop...
Lauren Gwin, associate director for the OSU Center for Small Farms and Community Food Systems, said small farms are a not only a key part of the state’s agricultural economy, but also environmental sustainability.
As he watches the hemp business take off, Jay Noller, head of the Oregon State University Crop and Soil Science Department, is reminded of the evolution of the modern sugar cane industry, but at high speed.
“Global warming and changes in the amount – and location – of water are key factors in the need to continue crop breeding programs,” write crop breeders Patrick Hayes, Bob Zemetra, and Sagar Sathuvalli of Oregon State University. “In a...