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Winter 1997

Oregon's Agricultural Progress is published by the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station.
MOLECULAR MARKETING
Plant researchers are eyeing molecular tools for developing products for potential customers. (MORE)
PULP FIXINGS
Oregon is below the national average in adding value to crops, but a new center may help farmers change that. (MORE)
SLUG WARS
Some gastropods do more harm to crops than we realize, an OSU scientist is finding. (MORE)
WHERE HERONS DARE
The majestic birds live in some dangerous places. An OSU graduate studied how they're coping. (MORE)
THE SHELL GAME
Oregon used to have an abalone industry, and it will again if an OSU researcher has his way. (MORE)
Thoughts from editor Andy Duncan. (MORE)
UPDATE
Looking for leaching nitrates
Manure fertilizes corn, not groundwater Ducks ducked scrutiny
Septoria guide available
Gloomy winters take toll on Oregon llamas
Mites chomp pests in Oregon mint fields
Soil test helps hop growers
Researchers develop method to protect groundwater
(MORE)
PROFILE
"OSU's campus is the state of Oregon," says the university's 13th president. (MORE)