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Grape variety identification

Identifying the grape cultivar or variety can be complicated. Learn the resources and services that may be used to identify grape varieties for commercial or home/hobby vineyards and landscapes.

Patricia A. Skinkis | Jul 2024 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Changing the World by Being the Change at Home Part 1

Kim MacQuarrie and Ciara Byrne, co-founders of Green Our Planet in Las Vegas, NV

Rick Sherman, Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL | Jul 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Changing the World by Being the Change at Home Part 2

Kim MacQuarrie and Ciara Byrne, co-founders of Green Our Planet in Las Vegas, NV

Rick Sherman, Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL | Jul 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Be Well Project helps Oregonians learn about contaminants in their well water

About 23% of Oregonians use private wells as their primary source of water.

Chrissy Lucas | Jul 2024 | Impact story

OSU Extension Master Gardeners honored with statewide awards

The honorees received their awards at the Joy of Gardening conference, an annual event sponsored by the Oregon Master Gardener Association, at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center on the OSU campus in Corvallis.

LeAnn Locher | Jul 16, 2024 | News story

OSU Extension establishes Master Gardener program in Malheur County

OSU Extension agricultural educator Russell Smith-Ollivierre worked with local residents after conducting a needs assessment.

Francesca Rossi | Jul 15, 2024 | News story

What’s the proper way to make dill pickles?

Q: My mother – a long-ago Oregon State University home economics graduate – never processed her dill pickles. She said the salt would preserve them. What's the proper way to make dill pickles, and would processing make them less crisp?

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Oregon 4-H achieves two top-20 finishes at shooting sports national championships

In the team standings, Oregon finished 14th – out of 33 teams – in shotgun and 18th in compound archery.

Chris Branam | Jul 12, 2024 | News story