Each year, vegetable farmer Shay Myers hires hundreds of workers to plant, weed and harvest approximately 4,000 acres of produce in Nyssa, Ore.
USDA berry breeder Chad Finn was posthumously inducted into the ARS Science Hall of Fame on April 13.
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Vole populations peak in cycles, researchers say. The last big population boom in the valley was about a decade ago. Gray-tailed vole numbers surged again in 2020, and pressure is building into 2021.
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The 9-year-old consortium just might be the future of funding for agricultural research.
As regents professor of pathology and infectious diseases in Washington State University's Allen School for Global Animal Health, most of Guy Palmer's current work is on the human side, especi…
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The newly established Northwest Ag Innovation Hub is laying the foundation for agricultural technology to flourish in the Willamette Valley, connecting farmers with tech gurus to solve longsta…
Albert Adjesiwor works on weed control in crops.
Trade, labor and foreign animal diseases were the top issues discussed last week by the National Pork Producers Council at its Legislative Action Conference in Washington, D.C.
The 2021 Society for Range Management Annual Meeting done virtually in mid-February included a discussion on low stress handling of livestock. A team of experienced educators, led by Chris Sch…
Midnight Roma, a large, multi-purpose tomato, is a cross between Indigo Rose and Oregon Star varieties.
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The Washington State Department of Agriculture plans to prohibit trafficking in live hornets, a quarantine inspired by Asian giant hornets and other invasive hornets that eat fruit and kill po…
No-till — or direct seeding — involves no or minimal cultivation, the application of herbicides to fight weeds and the planting of cover crops that cattle can graze and will return nutrients t…
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Boston-based startup Guardian Agriculture has invented an autonomous crop-dusting drone intended to complement or replace crop dusting using low-flying planes.
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Beginning next month, the 20,000-square-foot signature building of the Chemeketa Agriculture Complex is expected to be open for business.
PULLMAN, Wash. — Xin Xin hopes to help Kentucky bluegrass farmers increase seed yields through her groundbreaking genetic research.
Private funding for research is focused on financial returns and leaves significant gaps in needed research to face growing challenges.
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A cattle genetics company has filed a lawsuit accusing Washington State University of misappropriating its intellectual property for testing beef tenderness.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University researchers recently received a $299,000 USDA grant to study rapid apple decline, a little-understood phenomenon responsible for killing apple trees across Ca…
Grazing experts say Jon Bansen, an Oregon dairy farmer, is pushing the boundaries of pasture management — including harnessing natural medicinal properties of forages to boost animal and envir…
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Researchers at Oregon State University are now studying whether the plant could be part of a nutritious diet for livestock, including lambs, dairy cows and chickens.
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USDA molecular biologist Ashley Cannon and research plant molecular geneticist Camille Steber are "partners in crime" working with USDA and Washington State University researchers to improve t…
The project will communicate and demonstrate soil-health practices.
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A scant amount of seaweed powder daily reduced methane emission in beef cattle by 82%.
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The University of Idaho has the $7 million it needs to renovate and expand its agricultural research station near Parma.
A free cutting-edge system from Washington State University gives Northwest potato growers site-specific information about insect activity in their fields.
Brenda Schroeder’s work ranges from investigating a foreign grass pathogen that can kill livestock to determining the best soil for growing potatoes and how to most effectively cure onions.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. — An Oregon State University researcher, in partnership with area hazelnut and blueberry growers, is testing a novel means of killing weeds — he’s zapping them with high-voltag…
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Dave Holderread, 68, has bred and raised waterfowl for six decades in a lifelong game of duck, duck, goose.
New research could lead to the development of peach varieties that can better handle climate stresses and extreme weather conditions, potentially increasing yields and widening the growing reg…
The university is applying for plant variety protection for the bluegrass, called Matchless. After that step, it will begin licensing the seed.
USDA researchers have discovered that wild potatoes — distant relatives of the cultivated potato — may hold the key to unlocking sources of genetic resistance to diseases, including the crop's…
Herbicide-resistant variety expected to benefit wheat growers.
MOSCOW, Idaho — The increase in frequency and intensity of wildfires the past 20 years has prompted studies on the impact of wildfire smoke exposure to human health. But little research has be…
The new knowledge about hop genetics, the researchers say, could aid growers in precision-breeding, open up new flavor possibilities to beer brewers and help scientists studying the potential …
DAVIS, Calif. — The University of California-Davis has released two new strawberry varieties.
A new collective for Black farmers and Washington State University are working to grow crops originally raised by Black, Asian and South American immigrants in their home countries.
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A national research team is starting a four-year project that involves training dogs to sniff out pests and pathogens, including spotted lanternfly eggs and powdery mildew.
Buildable, a software company in McMinnville, Ore. is now working with SEDCOR and other local economic development groups to create an open-source ERP platform, called OregonERP, allowing smal…
EUGENE, Ore. — Lane County residents will vote this spring on a ballot measure that, if passed, would raise property taxes to support the county's 4-H and Oregon State University Extension programs.
Experts say better soil health will in the future drive increases in crop yields as much as advances like new seed hybrids and fertilizers. And making sure soil stays healthy bodes well for a …
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More than 20 speakers gave presentations during the two-day National Hemp Symposium, hosted by Oregon State University's Global Hemp Innovation Center and sanctioned by the National Academy of…
To introduce Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act to new session of Congress.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has launched a new challenge seeking innovative solutions to reduce water seepage in open irrigation canals across the West.
Work will begin this spring at the first research site for Washington State University’s soil health initiative, but future funding for the project remains in question, a research leader says.
Sample intake rises following March-June drop.
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Northwest Farm Credit Services has donated $2 million to the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UI announced Feb. 2.
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Fish and Game camera counts peg summer headcount at 1,500-plus for second straight year.
The first SoilCon is next week, and organizers hope it becomes an annual conference devoted to soil health.
Limits on gatherings relaxed.
The Center for Food Safety says FDA disregarded its own testing guidelines in approving a color additive for plant-based burger.
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Researchers say the new variety, named UC Wolfskill, will enable growers to harvest earlier, lengthen the harvest season and improve efficiency.
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An Oregon State University researcher is zeroing in on plans to build what he describes as "the Disneyland of sustainable agriculture."
Governor's proposed state budget includes one-time, $3 million expenditure on project.
Oregon State University will host the first National Hemp Symposium during a two-day virtual event Feb. 9-10, as growers look ahead to the USDA's final rule regulating production of the versat…
In 2018, Adapt8 received a $50,000 economic development grant from Marion County to build the test greenhouse. Construction finished in December, and Moore said they are now searching for a pa…
