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. We educate undergraduate and graduate students and work with citizens throughout the state, nation and world to help solve problems related to field crop agriculture and natural systems, rural and urban economies and communities, and natural resource management.
For Students
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.
Outreach and Extension
The Agricultural Sciences Program serves diverse audiences in Oregon communities having specialized interests by delivering information through faculty who have a presence in 36 county offices and 11 branch agricultural experiment stations at 15 locations across Oregon.
Research
As Oregon's principal source of knowledge relating to agricultural and food system, Oregon State provides its residents with the latest research on crop production methods that benefit communities from a sustainable and economic sense.
In The News
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...
