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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Welcome Dr. Shayan Ghajar
Dr. Silvia Rondon Named Interim Director of HAREC
Alumni Spotlight - Shannon Cappellazzi
Dr. Silvia Rondon Has Been Appointed Director of the Oregon Integrated Pest Management Center (OIPMC)
CORVALLIS – It’s a simple equation: If you want to grow better plants, you first need to understand the soil.
“The texture of a soil is its proportion of sand, silt and clay,” said James Cassidy, a soils instructor at Oregon...
CORVALLIS, Ore. – New research from Oregon State University Extension Service found slugs and snails are strongly attracted to bread dough, a discovery that could lead to better ways of controlling these serious pests of agriculture, n...
The College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University has appointed Dr. Silvia Rondon as the interim director of the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HAREC)...
In her 17 years working as an extension entomologist in Eastern Oregon, Silvia Rondon has never received more reports, emails, phone calls and texts with questions asking what type of wasp they just saw.
After the Asian giant...
