AGRICULTURE It Starts with the Seed and Innovative Research at NWREC Vegetable Variety Field Day participants rate harvested vegetable varieties for appearance, flavor, texture and overall satisfaction. A variety of seeds from different breeders and seed companies are tested for Read More
AGRICULTURE High-value Kiwiberry Crops Gaining in Popularity Ananasnaya is the most commonly grown variety of kiwiberry. It has a red blush when ripe. Most people know about the classic fuzzy brown kiwifruit, but there’s another kind of kiwi grown in Read More
AGRICULTURE Harvest Dinner Showcases the Best of OSU Dinner showcased NWREC field research and demonstration trials with vegetables, fruits and quinoa grown during the summer. The gathering of the summer harvest is an opportunity to showcase work OSU is doing Read More
COMMUNITY AND URBAN HORTICULTURE Meeting the Needs of the Future in our New Space The Master Gardener program is looking forward to expanding our facilities when the new OSU Extension Education Center is complete in 2020. Here is a sneak Read More
COMMUNITY AND URBAN HORTICULTURE Master Gardener Volunteers Recognized for Dedicated Service OSU Master Gardeners Eve Freeman (far left) and Nancy Muir (second from left), accept the FOX 12, Les Schwab Tire Centers ‘Be the Change’ award. “Be the change that Read More
COMMUNITY AND URBAN HORTICULTURE On the Leading Edge of Pest Management Example of a Solve Pest Problems website navigation feature that brings up information on the Japanese beetle page. Solve Pest Problems is a new online resource currently under development Read More
COMMUNITY AND URBAN HORTICULTURE Master Gardeners Grow an Extra Row and Give OSU Master Gardener volunteers gather at the Grow an Extra Row Learning and Giving Garden at Clackamas Community College to learn new skills and grow food for those Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 4-H Alumni Spotlight Sharing 4-H Programs Around the Globe 4-H alumnus Conor McCabe led a 4-H Youth Development program in Ghana. Clackamas 4-H alumnus Conor McCabe of West Linn, spent five months in Ghana teaching farmers new Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Inspiring Critical Thinking on the World’s Deadliest Animal Rick Reynolds training teachers on Fight the Bite lessons at 2018 workshop. Serious diseases such as West Nile virus have been spreading into Oregon, and our youth and families Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 4-H Enthusiasm Lights Up the Rose Festival Starlight Parade Payton VanBeek of Sandy, joined the Clackamas County and Metro 4-H Ambassador Teams in building and assembling the electrical components of their Starlight Parade entry. The Oregon 4-H Read More