Highlights in Oregon Agricultural Progress

Summer 2008 Issue

index_youngfarmers.jpg GROWING OPTIMISM
"New, young farmers cultivate their place in Oregon’s agriculture."


Fall 2007 Issue

indexroof.jpg GREENING THE CONCRETE JUNGLE
"Green roofs are hard-working landscapes on the Portland skyline."


Spring 2006 Issue

golfer.jpg GREENER LINKS
"Environmental stewardship is rebuilding the swing of golf course management in Oregon."
pears.jpg PEARS UNDER GLASS
"When Oregon pear growers began to explore packaging winter pears as unpeeled slices in clear glass jars, they wanted to retain the bright color of the skins."


Fall 2005 Issue

peppers.jpg ORGANIC OREGON
"OSU helps Oregon growers in agriculture's fastest growing sector."
haznut.jpg HAZELNUT HERITAGE
"Oregon celebrates 100 years of hazelnuts."


Summer 2005 Issue

filberts.jpg HAZELNUT NEWS
"OSU releases new hazelnut variety resistant to filbert blight."
ag1.jpg URBAN FARMER
"Agriculture in the 21st century is a research-based industry in the heart of Oregon's fastest growing urban area."


Fall 2004 Issue

beans.jpg OREGON-GROWN CORNUCOPIA
"OSU's vegetable breeding program has provided generations of Oregonians with the best possible vegetables."


Summer 2004 Issue

purp_tomato.jpg THE HEALTHY POTENTIAL FOR PURPLE TOMATOES
"Researchers at Oregon State University have created purple-fruited tomatoes that include anthocyanins—the same class of health-promoting pigments in red wine that function as antioxidants and are believed to prevent heart disease."


Summer 2003 Issue

nursery.jpg AN INDUSTRY BLOOMS IN PORTLAND
"Oregon’s number one agricultural product flowers in the shadow of the state’s largest city."


Winter 2003 Issue

berries.jpg BUILDING BETTER BERRIES
"Bernadine Strik is developing crop management practices that help Oregon growers stay in business-and enhance the quality of life in Oregon."
IPM.jpg INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PAYS OFF FOR OREGON GROWERS
"Onion growers in eastern Oregon are adopting a system that saves water and keeps topsoil in place, while producing the highest quality "super colossal" onions."


Winter/Spring 2002 Issue

juiced.jpg JUICED
"Wine industry innovations look promising for the state's economy and environment."
growers.jpg

VEGETABLE GROWERS, RESEARCHERS TESTING WAYS OF PROTECTING SOIL AND WATER
"Willamette Valley vegetable growers are experimenting with new ways to grow vegetables while protecting soil and water quality. Their methods combine new ideas of conservation tillage with old ideas of cover crops."


Summer/Fall 2001 Issue

pears2.jpg PROMISES TO KEEP
"The challenges facing Oregon's pear growers seem to be growing as fast as their fruit. Researchers are trying to help."


Fall 2000/Winter 2001 Issue

globally.jpg THINKING GLOBALLY
"In Oregon's Hood River Valley, researchers are helping growers take an integrated approach to fruit production."


Winter 2000 Issue

anita.jpg PROFILE
"The past was more than prologue for Anita Azarenko. It influences her every day."