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Would you like your homegrown potatoes to stay fresh and last longer? Research has shown there are best practices to harvesting and storing potatoes to ensure freshness.
David "DJ" Rogers | Crop and Soil Science Undergraduate | Soil Science Option
Anna Perry | Crop and Soil Science Undergraduate | Soil Science Option | 2025 CSS Outstanding Senior Award Receipient
Hana You’s first six months as an Extension field crops specialist for the north Willamette Valley have involved not just learning about the area’s agriculture but learning more about the communities she serves.
Breeding Barleys for Distilling That Don’t Contain Carcinogen Precursor
10 Questions with Manoj Shukla, incoming department head of Crop and Soil Science. He is currently a professor of soil physics at New Mexico State University (NMSU), where he leads and manages the soil physics program.
Michelle Markesteyn, PhD and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek share the successes of the Oregon Farm To School program and Oregon Harvest for Schools
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Brigid Meints has accepted a new position in the Department of Crop and Soil Science as Assistant Professor (Practice) and Extension Specialist in Organic Grains and Pulses, effective October 1, 2024.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Victor Ribeiro has joined the Department of Crop and Soil Science as Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Weed Science effective September 16, 2024.
Easier for farmers to process and healthier than its hulled counterpart, naked barley is being studied at Oregon State University thanks in part to a $3.5 million grant.
Cody Holubeck | Crop and Soil Science Undergraduate | Soil Science Option
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Charles Harris | Crop and Soil Science Undergraduate | Agronomy Option
Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Lisa Charpilloz Hanson, who spoke at the Hyslop Farm Field Day in Corvallis on May 22, said the agency will unveil a new strategic plan in June that focuses on customer service.
The global beer industry no longer looked the same after Oregon had developed a hop with intense citrus flavor in the ‘60s, and an American approach to brewing the pale ale in the ‘90s.
Lex Robertson | Crop and Soil Science Undergraduate | Soil Science Option | 2024 CSS Outstanding Senior Award Receipient
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Lane Marsh | Crop and Soil Science Undergraduate | Agronomy Option | Crop and Soil Science Club Secretary
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Get a garden growing with the Grow This! Oregon Garden Challenge! Michelle Markesteyn, Oregon State University Extension’s Farm to School Coordinator, joined KATU to share more about the statewide seed giveaway,
Efforts to develop new markets for naked barley recently crossed the $10 million mark with the award of a $3.5 million grant from USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Yakun Zhang has joined the Department of Crop and Soil Science as Assistant Professor of Soil Science - Pedology effective November 16, 2023.
Following a comprehensive search, Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences has named Dr. Lauren Gwin as its new Director of the Center for Small Farms and Community Food Systems (SFCFS).
Farmers are seeing their barley crops impacted by extreme heat, drought and unpredictable growing seasons.
A national project focused on organic naked barley for multiple end-uses, led by Dr. Brigid Meints of Oregon State University, has been re-funded after two successful iterations.
“The organic potato industry cannot depend on traditional chemical anti-sprouting treatments since synthetic chemicals are banned in certified organic,” said Valtcho Jeliazkov of OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
“One of the strategies that we’re going to have to employ, I believe, is to have more barley, and more diverse barley, grown in more places,” says Patrick Hayes, professor of barley breeding and genetics at Oregon State University.
OSU Extension researchers are endeavoring to find an alternative to chlorpyrifos which was banned by the EPA in 2020.
New funding aims to help landowners sequester carbon in the soil of working farms and ranches.
Capital Press - As Oregon State University researcher Udayakumar Sekaran sees it, soil-moisture sensors help farmers irrigate more efficiently but are limited by the wires to which they are attached.
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James Cassidy has worn many hats as a rock star, farmer and soil scientist. On a recent Tuesday in July, he wore a lime green fedora with a single avocado earring and dirt-stained jeans.
For years, Judit Barroso, associate professor in weed science at Oregon State University, has been helping farmers fight back against both stubborn and invasive weeds by working at the Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center near Adams.
When researchers in Oregon studied the impact of heat and drought on hops two years ago, the results were “an eye-opener,” says John Henning, a USDA hop geneticist.
Late planting is associated with lower weed pressure because mechanically harrowing beds before crop seeding takes out much of the first generation weeds, said Joel Felix, an Oregon State University weed scientist
Jennifer Kling is a Professor (Senior Research) with the Crop and Soil Science Department. She will retire on June 30, 2023 after 23 years of service.
Trucks pulling flatbed trailers drove through a field past tall fescue.
“That’s an advantage in the summer when it’s hot,” said Gabe Flick, who farms there and is a weed scientist and Oregon State University instructor. “But it can cause a challenge in the spring, when you need to dry out enough to plant.”
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A camera crew, fresh from Los Angeles, runs through a cornfield north of Corvallis.
The record-breaking price of eggs has encouraged some people to consider raising chickens in the backyard, but it’s important to do some research before buying those cute little chicks.
Dr. Udayakumar Sekaran joined the Department of Crop and Soil Science at the Malheur Experiment Station as Assistant Professor with research and extension responsibilities in irrigation and soil fertility.
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The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that Meg Mobley, Senior Instructor of Crop and Soil Sciences (CSS), has been named the 2022-23 Blended Faculty Fellow.
Longtime Polk County Extension agronomist Nicole Anderson has moved to the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis to become the new statewide Extension Seed Production Specialist.
Dr. Pete Berry Named Assistant Professor of Weed Science Crop and Soil Science, OSU
KOIN — Some days, Dr. Bob Zemetra is surrounded by pot plants all day.
Most people connect cannabis with recreational use. But the plant can do quite a bit for people and their communities, as researchers at Oregon State University are proving.
UMAPINE — What a difference a year made to dryland wheat growers.
