Geoscientist Peter Ruggiero of Oregon State University contributed to this piece on climate change. Philip Mote of the new Oregon Institute of Climate Change Research is also featured.
Ag Center celebrates 100 years (East Oregonian)
The evolution of the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center in the last 100 years was so fantastic that when researchers speculate on the next century, they think science fiction.
Despite recession, lawmakers hike taxes (KTVZ)
Last minute legislative actions mean cuts to higher education. OSU Cascades' campus featured.
Phantom fax just one obstacle to planning Oregon's water future (Oregonian)
House Bill 3369 sounded the alarm about Oregon's future water supplies. It was passed by the House 43-16 on June 26 and by the Senate 20-9 on June 29 as the legislative session wound up, and was sent to Gov. Ted Kulongoski. The legislation "indicates that Oregon means business when it comes to water," said Todd Jarvis, an Oregon State University professor and water expert.
Ban on field burning forces farmer to innovate (KVAL)
OSU Extension agronomist Mark Mellbye talks about innovation in the face of a field burn ban.
