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...
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OSU Extension researchers are endeavoring to find an alternative to chlorpyrifos which was banned by the EPA in 2020.
Researchers, companies breed better blueberries
Scott Lukas, berry program leader in OSU's endowed professorship for the Northwest berry and management production program, said breeders have...
Dr. Carlos Bonilla named director of Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center
The College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University has named Dr. Carlos Bonilla as the new director for the ...