Umatilla

VIT TECH expands sustainable wine grape education in the Walla Walla Valley

Continuing education is essential for wine grape growers to stay current with research, adopt improved practices and maintain pesticide license requirements. Yet in the Walla Walla Valley, producers lacked access to locally relevant, ...

Jan 2025 | Impact Story

OSU Extension trials lead to better yields and grape quality in Umatilla County

The Walla Walla Valley experiences the most extreme climatic conditions among Oregon’s wine regions. While production systems have adapted over time, climate change has led to more unpredictable and intense weather. These shifting ...

Jan 2025 | Impact Story

OSU leads the way in developing disease-resistant and sustainable potato varieties

Oregon's potato industry is a significant part of the state's agriculture, with over 43,000 acres dedicated to potato farming. The state's favorable climate, fertile soils and well-established agricultural infrastructure contribute to ...

Jan 2025 | Impact Story

OSU Extension helps Oregonians respond to avian influenza outbreaks

When highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was first detected in Oregon in May 2022, commercial poultry farms were forced to cull infected birds, backyard chicken owners worried about their flocks, and 4-H members faced ...

Jan 2025 | Impact Story

Stinging nettle publication uplifts importance of Indigenous ‘superfood’

Stinging nettle is a plant that can sting and cause welts, but when the sting is removed a traditional “superfood” emerges. Native Indigenous peoples have gathered stinging nettles since time immemorial. They can be used ...

Dec 2024 | Impact Story

Using science to inform policy for a wildfire-adapted Oregon

In response to longer and more severe wildfire seasons, a growing population living in the wildland-urban interface and the extensive impacts of the 2020 Labor Day fires, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 762 in 2021, ...

Sep 2024 | Impact Story

OSU Extension Fire Program fosters place-based partnerships

As a land grant university, Oregon State University takes research and innovation out of the labs and puts them into practice in the communities and landscapes around the state through Extension programs. While OSU’s influence ...

Aug 2024 | Impact Story

OSU Extension helps livestock producers follow stricter antibiotic rules

Antibiotics are a powerful tool against bacterial disease, but widespread use in people and animals has led some bacteria to evolve into drug‑resistant strains. Each year in the United States, more than 2.8 million ...

Jun 2024 | Impact Story

Seed to Supper gardening course helps communities grow their own food

Many Oregonians face barriers to accessing affordable, healthy food. In Sherman County, Extension has offered spring gardening classes for over a decade. In 2023, educator Cindy Brown received approval to implement Seed to Supper ...

Apr 2024 | Impact Story

Partnership builds forest management expertise in northeast Oregon

Forest landowners in northeast Oregon are dealing with the effects of nearly a century of fire suppression. With low timber prices and rising wildfire risk, many need financial assistance to complete fuels reduction and forest ...

Mar 2024 | Impact Story