Fall 1997

Goat eating plants

Oregon's Agricultural Progress is published by the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station.

 

Glen Fisher in field of meadowfoam

THAR SHE GROWS
A new crop is giving a nautical look to some Willamette Valley fields. (MORE)
Angora goats

CHECK OUT THESE WEEDEATERS
Researchers have found that some furry, four-legged critters are very good at making an Oregon weed disappear. (MORE)
measuring hybrid poplars

DOUBLE HAPPINESS
Rich Roseberg is studying crops that may figure into the future of waste disposal for Oregon communities.
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rainbow trout

SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE RAINBOW
Fish are telling OSU scientists about foods that promote and inhibit cancer, and about other health related topics.
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chicken illustration

UPDATE
Fresh peeled pears anyone?

Native grasses for restoration
Don't ruffle your feathers, Einstein
Researchers eye cherry gasohol
Yew could grow at home
Agent plants scavenger in Willamette cornfields
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editor's note button

Thoughts from editor Andy Duncan. (MORE)
Ross Penhallegon, left, with client

PROFILE
Some people say urbanites aren't interested in agriculture, but they helped one agent battle the blight. (MORE)