Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station Explained

Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station
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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.

Branch experiment stations

• Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Union
• Malheur Agricultural Experiment Station in Malheur^[7]
• Southern Oregon Experiment Station^[8]
• Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Hermiston
• North Willamette Research & Extension Center in Aurora
• Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research & Extension Center in Hood River
• Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center (CBARC) in Pendleton
• Ontario
• Southern Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station in Medford
• Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Burns
• Madras
• Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center in Klamath Falls
• Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station in Astoria
• Portland, Food Innovation Center

Former

• John Jacob Astor Experiment Station (closed 1972)
• Harney Branch Station, (closed 1954)
• Pendleton Experiment Station and Sherman Experiment Station (merged to form CBARC)
• Central Oregon Agricultural Research & Extension Center in Powell Butte, sold in 2018
• Red Soils Experiment Station (Oregon City, Oregon, 1939-1964)

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Research Departments, Programs and Centers | College of Agricultural Sciences | Oregon State University. agsci.oregonstate.edu. 27 May 2007.
2. Web site: Archives West: Agricultural Experiment Station Records, 1889-2002. archiveswest.orbiscascade.org.
3. https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=fac_pubs
4. Web site: Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station | The Online Books Page. onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
5. Web site: OAES History | College of Agricultural Sciences | Oregon State University. agsci.oregonstate.edu. 28 June 2010.
6. Web site: OSU Experiment Station (The Red Barn). November 10, 2017.
7. Web site: Malheur Experiment Station | oregonexplorer | Oregon State University.
8. http://talentfriends.org/SR+no.+156_ocr.pdf