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The research arm of AgSci, also known as Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station, addresses the most pressing issues surrounding food systems, clean water, human health, and the economy - strengthening communities in Oregon and beyond.
A unit of wheat is a called a bushel, and a standard weight of potatoes is called a century. But hemp as a fully legal U.S. agricultural commodity is so new that a unit of hemp seed doesn’t yet have a universal name or an agreed-upon q...
Growing vegetables without irrigation may sound farfetched, but two Willamette Valley trials proved crops can be grown in home gardens without a drop of irrigation.
Biological control of the brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive pest that devastates gardens and crops, would be more effective in natural areas bordering crops or at times when certain insecticides aren’t being applied, according to...
By this fall, cherry growers in the Northwest should have a site-specific online model to help them determine when they should turn on their wind machines or fire up their orchard heaters, something their grape-growing colleagues have...
Maude David, an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology, is part of a two-year $1.94 million grant to identify possible connections between the human...