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Agriculture and Food
- Study suggests natural areas may acquire too little nitrogen to repair climateon July 16, 2025 by Steven Lundeberg
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study indicates that forests, prairies and other natural areas around the globe acquire less nitrogen than previously estimated. The findings have climate implications as […]
- OSU Extension food safety and preservation helpline opens for the seasonon July 3, 2025 by Chris Branam
CORVALLIS, Ore. – As canning season gets underway, the food safety and preservation helpline from Oregon State University Extension Service will start taking calls July 7. The toll-free helpline, […]
- THC undetectable after withdrawal period in cows fed hemp byproducton June 26, 2025 by Sean Nealon
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study examined feeding a hemp byproduct to cows and found that the trace amounts of psychoactive THC in hemp were undetectable in the milk and edible tissue of cows if they […]
- Daily almond snack improves health of people with metabolic syndromeon June 10, 2025 by Steven Lundeberg
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A daily dose of almonds improved key health markers for people with metabolic syndrome in a study led by scientists at Oregon State University’s Linus Pauling Institute and the […]
- New creamery will sell student-made ice cream, other products on Oregon State campuson April 11, 2025 by Sean Nealon
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University is opening an on-campus creamery that will sell student-made ice cream, cheese and honey to the public. The Beaver Classic Creamery will be open from noon […]
- Researchers advance effort to turn spent coffee grounds into food packagingon March 21, 2025 by Sean Nealon
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers have made a key advance in turning spent coffee grounds into food packaging materials that can extend the shelf life of products. An estimated 60 million tons of […]
- Watch chickens hatch on OSU Extension’s popular livestreamon March 17, 2025 by Chris Branam
CORVALLIS, Ore. – For the 12th year, the world can watch chickens hatch via the Oregon State University Extension Service livestream. The livestream started Sunday and will document the chicks as […]
- Study finds consumer openness to smoke-impacted wines, offering new market opportunitieson February 10, 2025 by Sean Nealon
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Certain groups of consumers appear to be open to drinking smoke-impacted wines, a finding in a new study that could provide market opportunities for winemakers increasingly […]
- OSU Extension statewide seed giveaway returns for sixth yearon January 30, 2025 by Chris Branam
CORVALLIS, Ore. — The Grow This! Oregon Garden Challenge, Oregon State University Extension’s statewide seed giveaway, has returned for a sixth year in 2025 featuring a continued partnership with […]
- Surf and Turf: Oregon State researchers to study feeding seaweed to cattleon October 28, 2024 by Sean Nealon
Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million grant to study the impact of adding seaweed to the diets of beef cattle as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Recent research […]
Garden Ecology Lab
- Science Behind the Scenes: Hover Fly Studyon August 16, 2025 by Nina Miller
Hello, gardeners! Nina Emond Miller, one of the M.S. graduate researchers in the Garden Ecology Lab, here to share a bit about the science behind the scenes. I hope to give you a glimpse behind the […]
- How ALaN Disrupts Life: From Circadian Rhythms to Migrationon July 29, 2025 by Gail Langellotto
National Moth Week was last week (July 19-27, 2025), which reminded me of an article I had written about Artificial Light at Night (ALaN). This article was originally written for the Hardy Plant […]
- Announcing the Publication of Seven New Garden Ecology Lab Briefson July 3, 2025 by Gail Langellotto
The Garden Ecology Lab engages in research that aims to inform sustainable gardening practices in the Pacific Northwest. Some of our research is conducted as controlled field trials at Oregon State […]
- Garden Ecology Lab Graduates and New Lab Member: Anna Janowskion July 2, 2025 by Gail Langellotto
This academic year saw the graduation and departure of many Garden Ecology Lab students. Jen graduated with her Ph.D. in horticulture, with an entomology option. Lilly S. graduated with an Honors […]
- Meet the Garden Ecology Lab’s New Ph.D. Student, Taylor Janecekon May 23, 2025 by Gail Langellotto
It wasn’t until my first entomology class at Colorado State University as an undergraduate that I learned that working with insects was something one could pursue for their career. Though, like […]
- Garden Ecology Lab April 2025 Fundraising Appealon April 23, 2025 by Gail Langellotto
I am happy to share that our lab has published a new Garden Ecology Brief about pollinators on native plants versus native cultivars, excerpted, below. You can access the full brief, as well as […]
- Garden Science: Reducing Ecological Traps in Gardenson March 5, 2025 by Gail Langellotto
This post was originally written for the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon (HPSO) Quarterly magazine and was greatly improved by the HPSO editorial team. Part of the joy of gardening is seeing the […]
- An Update on Native Plant Studies from The Garden Ecology Lab at Oregon State Universityon February 18, 2025 by Gail Langellotto
A version of this article was originally written for the ‘Growing Knowledge‘ section of Digger Magazine, published by the Oregon Association of Nurseries. The Garden Ecology Lab was founded in […]
- The Ethics, Politics, and Science of Lethal Insect Samplingon November 7, 2024 by Gail Langellotto
A version of this blog post was written for the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon (HPSO) Quarterly Magazine, and was greatly improved by comments and feedback from the HPSO team of editors. I had been to […]
- Cultivating Urban Agriculture: Recap of the Grow(in)’ On! Visioning Summit 2024on October 28, 2024 by Mykl Nelson
The Grow(in)’ On! Visioning Summit, held September 17-19, 2024, in Portland, Oregon, bridged agriculture and urban design, exploring ways to integrate farming within urban spaces. Hosted by the […]