Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station

Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station
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TypeResearch institute
Website
agsci.oregonstate.edu/research/research-college-agricultural-sciences

Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station (OAES) is affiliated with Oregon State University and coordinates research at experiment stations in Oregon. It receives state funding and funding from contracts for its work. It has 11 branch stations.[1] It was established in 1887 after passage of the Hatch Act of 1887[2] and began at Oregon Agricultural College in 1888. It publishes a station bulletin. It also produced films and public service announcements. Rural homemaking practices were studied when female researchers were added to the organization.[3] Publication topics have included studies on soils, pests, and crops.[4]

Edgar Grimm was the first director.[5]

The first branch station opened in Union, Oregon in 1901. The historic Red Barn was built in 1914 at the experiment station in Union, Oregon.[6]

Deinococcus radiodurans was discovered at the experiment station in Corvallis.

  1. ^ "Research Departments, Programs and Centers | College of Agricultural Sciences | Oregon State University". agsci.oregonstate.edu. 27 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Archives West: Agricultural Experiment Station Records, 1889-2002". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org.
  3. ^ https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=fac_pubs [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
  5. ^ "OAES History | College of Agricultural Sciences | Oregon State University". agsci.oregonstate.edu. 28 June 2010.
  6. ^ "OSU Experiment Station (The Red Barn)". November 10, 2017.