We serve nearly 500,000 acres of irrigated agriculture in Oregon and Washington's Columbia Basin. The center concentrates on discovery and implementation of agricultural and horticultural opportunities and provides solutions to production restraints. Research at HAREC emphasizes identification of new crops or and production practices, plant breeding and varietal evaluation including nutritional contents, integrated pest management of insects and insect transmitted diseases, plant disease control and environmental issues. In addition, an emphasis on stream ecology investigates aspects related to salmon. More about HAREC

Research and Extension faculty, staff, and trained volunteers work alongside local partners to provide educational workshops, activities, and services tailored to the unique industries, natural resources, and people in our communities.

Oregon State University's land grant mission drives us to conduct research and share research-based education to improve economic vitality and promote personal and environmental health.

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New OSU Entomologist Makes Return to HAREC

Josephine Antwi has joined Oregon State University (OSU) as the new irrigated crop entomology extension specialist at the Hermiston Agricultural...

Jacob Powell presenting on winter cutworms at the Hermiston Farm Fair 2025. (Michael Kane/Hermiston Herald)

Cutworm, cudweed emerging as threats to Eastern Oregon farmers

Big problems can sometimes come in small packages.  One such big problem that is beginning to cause issues for farmers is the winter cutworm....

Shikha Singh collects data in the study's blueberry field at the OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center.  Credit: Scott Lukas

Study finds wine industry waste byproduct stimulates organic blueberry growth in Eastern Oregon

A research team from Oregon State, Washington State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture tested four locally available amendments...

Shikha Singh collects data in the study's blueberry field at the OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center.  Credit: Scott Lukas

Study finds wine industry waste byproduct stimulates organic blueberry growth in Eastern Oregon

Blueberry production is a major agricultural force in Oregon and Washington. Together, the two states account for roughly 55% of the United...

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