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Smoke from the 2020 wildfires was catastrophic to the wine industry. Oregon State University researchers are working to solve how to protect wine grapes from smoke.

The Rogue Valley’s grape farmers are battling a new pest in the vineyard — the vine mealybug, otherwise known as VMB.

Oregon State University has named a new station director at the Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center. Alec Levin, a viticulturist and associate professor, will take over the position beginning

Vineyard harvests may be a little light in terms of quantity in Southern Oregon this fall, but quality is good. Growers got through a season of water concerns aided by wet spring weather, and they are...

Wineries of the West are struggling against a growing problem — wildfire smoke, which has the power to spoil an entire vineyard full of grapes. So far, there is no reliable way to detect ruin before h...

At first blush, the "smoking chamber" at Oregon State Universitys Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center might look like your average garden hoop house, with plastic sheeting draped over a

At first blush, the "smoking chamber" at Oregon State Universitys Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center might look like your average garden hoop house, with plastic sheeting draped over a

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Grant a major boost for research

Oregon State University researchers and a team of West Coast university collaborators have received a $7.65 million grant to study the impact of smoke exposure on grapes, a project that will provide critical knowledge to grape growers and winery owners severely impacted by widespread wildfire smoke in recent years.