Faculty

Extension Small Farms Program

My responsibilities include to develop and lead research and outreach programs that integrate chemical, cultural, and mechanical weed control measures using new or novel approaches for weed management in the wheat-based production systems of eastern Oregon. They will focus on weed management...

Potato Variety Development and Other Row Crops

• Cultural Management
• Pest and Disease Control
• Seed Production
• Irrigation Efficiencies

As a farmer, I appreciate the deep connection between agricultural and natural systems.  I enjoy sharing these perspectives and lessons learned over the years (from my involvement in production agriculture as well as research findings) with students here in Oregon and across the globe.

My research program focuses on development and support of weed management tactics that address grower economic growth while enhancing environmental stewardship for a viable and sustainable agriculture. I believe that understanding weed biology and ecology is a key to effective weed management in...

I focus on organic, transitioning, and low-input sustainable pasture and forage management for producers in Oregon. My past research has included integrating native grasses and forbs into horse and beef pasture systems as...

Climate Change science and solutions

In her work Mary creates professional development opportunities for Extension faculty and staff in the College of Agricultural Sciences that provide evidence-based approaches to instructional design, active teaching strategies, and program evaluation.

Her goal is to empower Extension...

We use genetics and plant breeding tools to understand and realize the potential of barley, a most amazing crop and model organism. Our applied efforts are directed at developing varieties and germplasm meeting a range of end uses: malting and brewing; food; and feed. Our basic research is...

• Long-term effects of agricultural practices on production systems
• Hemp, oilseeds, essential oil and medicinal plants, plant chemicals
• Utilization of plant chemicals as alternatives to synthetic plant hormones, growth regulators, and pesticides
• ...

My research focus is to develop and facilitate the implementation of integrated pest management strategies for sustainable arthropod pest management in diverse Oregon cropping systems. My research interests include insect biology and ecology, host plant resistance, insect biocontrol, insect...

• Plant breeding and genetics curriculum development and distance learning
• Quantitative genetics
• Experimental design and statistics
• Breeding specialty crops for niche markets in Oregon (currently oats, flax, corn and meadowfoam)

I teach classes for the Sustainability Double-Degree Program and the Department of Horticulture - both on the Corvallis campus and through Ecampus.  My instructional duties also include coordination of service-learning projects for large undergraduate courses (SOIL 205, SUS 350, and SUS 304...

Stephen Machado leads the OSU's long-term research activities at CBARC Pendleton, CBARC Moro, and in Heppner in eastern Oregon. He is the Dryland Cropping Systems Agronomist for the semiarid Northcentral and Northeast Oregon. His responsibilities include establishing research priorities,...

My research and Extension program is focused on 1) understanding the ecology of invasive slugs and snails in agriculture, horticulture, urban areas, the natural environment and at the interface of these systems, and 2) developing and implementing novel strategies for the management of these...

I teach large-enrollment non-major courses in Soil Science and Environmental Science for the Sustainability Double-Degree program and the Crop and Soil Science Department at Oregon State University, both on the Corvallis campus and via OSU E-campus.

My research focuses changes in...

Students in my classes are often busy juggling home, children, work, and school. I strive for inclusiveness and accommodation. My focus is on helping students find ways to complete their class work, amidst all the turmoil and stressors that unfold daily.

As a Soil Scientist, I've...

Geochemical, hydrologic, and biogeochemical processes in the critical zone
Global carbon cycle
Ecosystem nutrient sources and cycling
Radiogenic and metal isotope tracers

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My general research activities are chemistry, composition, and quality of post-harvest crops, with a focus on aroma and flavor compounds identification, chemical characterization, and analysis; and soil chemistry.

Responsible for research and extension programming related to cropping systems in Malheur County

IPM

Ecology and management of insect vectors of plant pathogens

Research interests include crop water use, irrigation, water and chemical movement through soil, macropore flow, water quality, and alternative crop evaluation and management in a semi-arid climate.

My research focuses on Potato Breeding and Germplasm Improvement using traditional, molecular, and genomic tools. My program will aim at developing new potato cultivars with increased biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, nutrient efficiency and processing quality.

Field crops extension and applied research activities in Deschutes County

The Aroma Hop Breeding Program is tasked with developing new hop cultivars, adapted for Oregon growing conditions, with a focus on essential oil quality. This program interacts closely with Dr. Tom Shellhammer's program in the Food Science & Technology Department to characterize the...

Extension Agronomist with field crop responsibilities in Union, Baker, and Wallowa Co.

Focused on dryland cropping systems, soil, water and nutrient management, soil erosion, soil quality, and rotational crops.

Research projects are concerned with improving management of soils under dryland farming systems in relation to soil and water conservation, crop rotation, nutrient...