We support the missions of Oregon State University and College of Agricultural Sciences through our commitment to acquire, integrate and disseminate basic and applied knowledge about field crops and cropping systems in an ever changing world. ...
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For Students
We offer many ways for students to learn about agronomy and sustainable crop production methods.
Crop Science Club
The purpose of the OSU Crop Science Club is to provide a medium for study, investigation, and discussion of problems related to technical farm crops and crop problems of the farm. It also provides a chance to promote a closer acquaintance among students engaged in farm crop work.
Malheur Agricultural Experiment Station
Scientists at the Malheur Station specialize in research important to row crops, small grains, and alfalfa.
Central Oregon Agricultural Research Center
Researchers are actively involved in answering production questions related to smaller acreage crops like potatoes and peppermint, and the evaluation and development of potential new crops.
Willamette Valley Field Crops
Willamette Valley Field Crops Extension provides research-based information for commercial cereal grain, grass seed, legume seed and oil crop producers.
Umatilla Cereal Central
The knowledge a grower needs for growing wheat, barley, canola, and other cereals in the dryland farming region of the PNW.
Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center
The Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center, with facilities in Pendleton and Moro, is a branch of the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station at OSU's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Outreach and Extension Activities in Crop Production
The Agricultural Sciences Extension Program serves diverse audiences in Oregon communities...
Research in Crop Production
As Oregon's principal source of knowledge relating to agricultural and food system...
An Oregon State University wheat expert hopes to help farmers make the best choices as they select which varieties to plant next.
Mike Flowers, extensions cereals specialist, and Bob Zemetra, wheat breeder, teamed up during the Pen...
With harvest starting, wheat farmer Jim Williams has more questions than answers.
He typically begins harvest around July 10-12. Just like every other year, Williams is watching his fields and the markets, pondering the potential y...
Stripe rust is spreading quickly on susceptible wheat varieties in Oregon State University test plots, extension cereal specialist Mike Flowers says.
Flowers provided an email update to industry members regarding signs of stripe ru...
Oregon State University has been successfully working on reestablishing barley in Oregon, according to Oregon’s Agricultural Process magazine. Professor Pat Hayes and his team now have about 10,000 experimental barley varieties that they...