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SUMMER 2019A Newsletter for Friends of North Willamette Research and Extension CenterOSU Launches Global Hemp Innovation CenterThis past June the North WillametteResearch and Extension Center hosted agroup of OSU College of AgriculturalSciences administrators and media for theformal announcement of the university’snew Global Hemp Innovation Center.OSU’s Hemp Center is the nation’s largestresearch program devoted to the study ofindustrial hemp and begins as a virtualhub that connects more than 40 OSU faculty across 19 academic disciplinesthroughout the university.Earlier in the spring, a statewide hempresearch field trial—examining plantingdensities and and rates—was establishedat 10 of OSU’s agricultural experiment stations located in the state [see LloydNackley’s article on page 2].Lloyd Nackley, NWREC Nursery and Greenhouse Production Researcher, monitoring hemp seedlingdemonstration at new Hemp Center launch.Industrial hemp has the potential tobecome a major agricultural commodityin the United States and abroad withhemp plant fiber being used in manufac-tured products, including clothing, construction materials and packaging.Meanwhile, hemp seed oil is being investigated for use in pharmaceuticals, cos-Jay Noller, Director of the OSU Global Hemp Innovation Center, describingthe purpose and goals for the new Center and how the university will leadresearch and development on industrial hemp worldwide.metics, foods and nutraceuticals. Forexample, hemp has a long tradition of use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .continued on page 2College of Agricultural Sciences Dean, Alan Sams, launching the new OSUGlobal Hemp Innovation Center at NWREC on June 13.oregonstate.edu/dept/NWREC
OSU Global Hemp Center Launchcontinued from page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .in treating ailments by eastern medicine.According to some hemp industry economic reports, the hemp-derived CBD market alone is expected to grow from 618million in 2018 to 22 billion by 2022.OSU’s new Global Hemp InnovationCenter website (https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/hemp) has more details including a compelling short video about theexciting opportunities that lie ahead forthis new agricultural industry in Oregon.Calendar of EventsCaneberry Field Day, August 7 (1:005:00pm); latest research updates forraspberry, blackberry and blackcapraspberry growers and industry professionals—including focus on newfall-fruiting raspberry varieties.Contact: Bernadine Strik.Mechanical Cultivation VegetableField Day, August 29 (10:00am4:00pm); field presentations, demonstrations showcasing equipmentmethods and new technologies formechanical weed control in vegetablecrops. Registration required ( 25).See NWREC website. Contact: HeidiNoordijk.Summer Vegetable Variety FieldDay, September 12 (3:00-7:00pm);walk the field trials to examine summer vegetable varieties being evaluated this year (slicing tomatoes, sweetpeppers, watermelons and cantaloupes); hear from seed companyrepresentatives and plant breeders.Taste testing included. Contact: HeidiNoordijk and Lane Selman.NWREC Harvest Dinner, September20 (5:15-8:45pm); annual showcase ofNWREC research plus OSU food product development presented in anunique farm-to-plate dinner. By invitation. Table sponsorships available.Bring your friends, neighbors, business associates. Contact: Mike Bondi.Please contact the NWREC office at503-678-1264 for more information orvisit the website athttp://oregonstate.edu/dept/NWRECNWREC Provides Unique Hemp Researchfor OSUBy Dr. Lloyd Nackley,Nursery andGreenhouseProduction ResearchLeaderIndustrial hempresearch and outreach at NWREC hasbeen fast and furious track sinceApril! At that time,OSU planned tolaunch their GlobalHemp InnovationCenter and theCollege ofAgriculturalSciences(left to right) Dr. Lloyd Nackley, Dr. Rebecca Sheridan (Post Doc), Senator Ronannounced theyWyden, Luke Van Lehman, Brian Hill (Faculty Researcher), Jessica Callen,wanted each agPhillip Nguyen, and Jennifer Lane.research centeracross the state to establish replicated field trials to gain experience working with thiscrop.At NWREC, the hemp research is currently being lead by Dr. Lloyd Nackley. Nackley saysthat he “feels like we’ve jumped on the hemp wave and it’s become a tsunami.”Throughhis interactions, he’s found that growers in our region are “curious, excited, cautious, andconcerned with the new opportunities for a crop with roots in American agriculture, buthad been blacklisted for nearly a century.”While the ink was still drying on the new federal Farm Bill legalizing hemp, the OSUGlobal Hemp Innovation Center launched an ambitious program to conduct identicalhemp research plots at OSU research centers across Oregon. Ten of OSU’s are participating in this project across all climatic regions of the state. The project, coordinated byProfessor Jay Noller and Associate Professor Valtcho Jeliazkov looks to see how climate,seeding date, and seeding density affects the production of a grain hemp variety knownsimply as, X-59.Lloyd took the initiative to join the statewide research efforts because he wanted tomake sure his lab group could be able to provide growers throughout the North Valleywith research-validated information to help with their new hemp management projects.And, Lloyd recognized the unique location of NWREC to attract a lot of attention for theCenter with our proximity to Oregon’s major media market.Also, Lloyd has partnered with Dr. Kristine Buckland, the Vegetable and Specialty SeedExtension Specialist at NWREC. Kristie is also keen to learn more about this new cropthat will also impact her grower groups.In addition to being a part of the statewide trials, Lloyd’s team has also begun growthcomparisons of direct seeding hemp versus transplant production, testing the effects ofbiochar additives to soilless media, and looking at soil solarization as a non-chemicalmethod for suppressing weeds. Currently, there are no-listed herbicides available to usewith hemp. Lloyd’s research has attracted nearby growers and both US Senators inOregon—Wyden and Merkley. Senator Wyden co-sponsored the farm bill languagelegalizing hemp production. PA G E 2
New IR-4 Leader NamedMeet Maria MarlinDanielle “Dani” Lightle has accepted thepositon of Pesticide Registration ResearchLeader at the North Willamette Researchand Extension Center. In this role, Daniwill coordinate statewide IR-4 pesticideregistration research work including efficacy and residue testing activities pluswork closely with farmers and agriculturalprofessionals to assess their pest management needs.Dani earned her PhD at OSU in entomology, studying aphids in caneberry systems.For the past five years, she has been working as an Orchards Advisor for theUniversity of California CooperativeExtension. She has been based in Orland,CA and serves the North SacramentoValley. Dani’s work in California focuses onaddressing the research and educationalneeds of tree fruit, nut, and olive growers.Dani officially begins her new positionwith OSU on September 22 when she willbe attending the national Food UseWorkshop in Maryland and representingthe pest management needs of farmers inOregon. The Food Use Workshop annually brings together state liaisons, like Dani,from around the country who provideleadership for pesticide registrationresearch programs. Priorities for the nextyear’s research needs and field trials areidentified at this meeting. Dani’s first dayat NWREC will be October 7.In the meantime, Dani has begun conducting regular meetings with staff atNWREC and at OSU to become familiarthis summer’s IR-4 field trials and agricultural practices in the region. Also, Danivisited Oregon during the first week ofAugust to meet with staff, review field trials, meet key stakeholders in the IR-4 program, and begin making arrangementsfor office and technology needs.NWREC Open House on a BeautifulSummer Evening!The Community Open House at theNorth Willamette Research andExtension Center has become a tradition over the past ten years. This isthe time each summer when wethrow open the gates at the farmand invite the public in to see whatwe are working on to support farmers and the agricultural industryhere in the north valley area.This year we were blessed with abeautiful summer evening—and ahuge crowd. We counted 285 attendees,but know we missed some that werecoming in the Exit gate since we wereplugged at the Entrance!We had our largest showing ever witheducational displays and exhibits hostedby our NWREC faculty and staff, plusguests coming up from the Corvallis campus to share their expertise, too. Specialthanks, as always, to our community part-ners for helping make this event a possible each year. Our partners this yearincluded: Fir Point Farms (hay wagon forfarm tours—love the orange and blacksurrey!); Pape Machinery (400 HP tractorfor driving demos—green and yellowgoes well with orange and black!); CanbyFFA (BBQ—always great food!); AuroraFarms and Montecucco Farms (farm freshveggies—nothing like ‘em; thanks, guys!) PA G E 3 Maria Marlinbegan her workat NWREC thispast June whenshe arrived tobecome LuisaSantamaria’sFaculty ResearchAssistant working in the NurseryPathology and the BilingualEducation program. Maria completed her Master’s degree in NaturalResources, with a focus in PlantPathology, at the University of Idaho,just prior to coming to NWREC.Originally born and raised in theeastern U.S., Maria became fascinated with plants and pests when noticing the significant damage causedby the hemlock wooly adelgid in thatpart of the country. That interest innature moved Maria more towardplant diseases and microbiologyafter college. She worked at aresearch technician position atWashington State University’s TreeFruit Research and Extension Centerin Wenatchee where she studied treefruit diseases prior to pursuing herMasters.Maria reports she is enjoying thewide variety of work Luisa is doing inher program from food safety issuesto nursery worker education and soiland plant health questions. “I lovethe diversity of topics we are working on. There will be something newmost days!”Maria’s other early impressionincludes the diversity of research,topics and people at NWREC. “AtWenatchee everything was tree fruitwith about the same size of staff.But, here it’s amazing to see all thedifferent work being done from nursery and greenhouse, to berries,Christmas trees, pesticide research,and field crops—plus tree fruits andnuts.”Maria says she loves the PacificNorthwest having lived and workedin Washington, Idaho and, now,Oregon. Welcome to our area, Maria!
Big Summer Student Team AgainThe North Willamette Research andExtension Center has a history of hiringsummer students each year to help withfield work, collect data, and support education programs. Faculty needing helpduring the busy summer months andhaving the funding to support their students, do their own recruiting, hiring, andsupervision. It would be very difficult toaccomplish much of the work needing tobe done in the busy summer monthswithout summer student help.We have another great group of summerstudents, again, this year at NWREC.Twenty-nine students from around thestate and country began arriving in lateApril and May. A number of them willstay through the middle of September.Four of our summer workers are localhigh school students; the remainder arecollege and university students. One halfof the group this year are returnees—having worked at least one previous summerat NWREC.Some of our student employees come toNWREC through internship programs, too.These positions usually include an expectation for more independent study orresearch and/or the completion of a special project during their summer workexperience.2019 NWREC SUMMER STUDENTSAt NWREC, we pride ourselves in providing agricultural work experiences foryoung people and our faculty take theneeded time to help the students growand develop.(*returning student)Small FarmsReuben Garnett, OSUHarrison Gingerich, Goshen CollegeBerry ExtensionMegan Eno, Cornell UniversityJoshua Weston, OSUNursery and GreenhouseJessica Callen, Biola UniversityLuke Van Lehman (Intern), OSUJennifer Lane (Intern), Willamette Univ.Phillip Nguyen, OSUVegetable & Specialty Seed CropsAmanda Stephens, Utah State University*Farm CrewJaden Stewart, Canby High School*Kate Peters, Canby High School*Sierra Burnell, Canby High School*Orchard CropsTatum Keyes, Portland CC*Kara Guttridge, Central Oregon CC*Nate Edmonds, Chemeketa CC*Erica Rudolf, Portland State Univeristy*Aleksandar Bosarik, OSUBerry ResearchAshley Ambrose, Linfield CollegeMitch Doubrava, North Marion High SchoolAnnika Pounds, OSU*Matt Robinson, OSU*Kaylee Shearer, George Fox University*Sophia Rutz, Linfield College*Sara Estrada, OSU*Berry Initiative/Olive ProjectsAbby Whitney, OSUBriauna Renne, OSUTessa Barker, OSU*Cora Bobo-Shisler, OSUKen Poblador, OSUJoussy Anahi Hidrobo, OSU*NWREC Harvest Dinner—next big eventThe summer is starting to wind down. Days are getting shorter. Autumn is approaching. And, itmust be time for the annual Harvest Dinner at the North Willamette Research and ExtensionCenter. The event will be Friday, September 20.This year’s dinner will welcome new College of Agricultural Sciences Dean, Alan Sams. Alan began his new role at Oregon StateUniversity this past November 1st. We want to be sure to extend a warm welcome and introduce Alan to as many in our agriculture and farming community as possible. Alan has been to NWREC several times since his arrival at OSU including the most recentlaunching of the Global Hemp Innovation Center in June. He is looking forward to meeting many of you and sharing his vision forthe future of the College’s programs.We already have a great group of agri-businesses, agencies, and organizations who have already stepped forward to sponsortables at this year’s Harvest Dinner. Their contributions fund this invitation-only event. We still have room for more sponsors, too.Please consider joining us. Contact NWREC Director Mike Bondi for more information.The NWREC Harvest Dinner is our showcase of OSU highlights in agricultural research and education in the community over thepast year. We select produce from our research trials at NWREC—and combine with other OSU food-related products and innovations—to build a truly unique farm-to-plate dinner. We look forward to sharing our stories and busy year with our many guests aswe look ahead to the future with our new Dean.2019 Harvest Dinner Sponsors—come join the party! Oregon Hazelnut Commission, Oregon Hazelnut MarketingBoard, Nut Growers Society Marion Ag Services Northwest Farm Credit Services OSU College of Agricultural Sciences Clackamas County Extension and 4-H Service District Polk County Extension and 4-H Service District AgriCare Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council Northwest Transplants Marion County Extension and 4-H Service DistrictYamhill County Extension and 4-H Service DistrictWilbur Ellis CompanySimplot PartnersJ Frank Schmidt and Son NurseryOregon Strawberry CommissionLa Creole OrchardClackamas Soil and Water Conservation DistrictOSU Extension AdministrationWashington County Board of Commissioners PA G E 4
Berry Initiative Funding ExtendedThis new funding will allow us to refineour practices and be able to quantify dataover two full growing seasons.”Fresh market strawberry field trial at NWREC extending the growing season from April throughNovember for Oregon berries.Special funding was directed to the NorthWillamette Research and ExtensionCenter during the 2017-2019 OregonLegislature to initiate applied researchand outreach to strawberry and caneberry growers in the region. The funding( 125,000) has been used to support thework of Javier Fernandez Salvador, anExtension Small Farms faculty member inMarion and Polk Counties, to look atdeveloping a year-around fresh marketstrawberry industry in the area plusdevelop a needs assessment amongcaneberry growers to direct research andeducation programs.leadership of Fernandez Salvador throughJune 30, 2021.“This funding is huge,” said FernandezSalvador. “I believe we have made verygood progress getting the year-aroundproduction of strawberries project up andgoing. Currently, we have productiondata from parts of two different years.In addition, Fernandez Salvador has beenbusy securing additional grant, contractand donations to help support hisresearch and education. “We have to startwith very talented faculty to build programs,” said Mike Bondi, NWREC Director.“And, it doesn’t happen overnight. But,once we have the people, then they canbegin finding additional resources togrow, expand, and sustain these programs.”We specially thank Representatives Lewis,Drazan, and Boshart Davis for the visionto sustain the Berry Initiative as we continue build to the future.State Representative Rick Lewis, Silverton,was instrumental in obtaining theLegislative funding two years ago withthe hopes of seeing a full-time positionfor this research and Extension work infuture university budget requests. Withnew funding for positions in Extensionand the Ag Experiment Station not coming out of this session, RepresentativeLewis—plus Representatives ChristineDrazan, Canby, and Shelly Boshart Davis,Albany—joined together to support funding to extend the Berry Initiative work atNWREC during the recently concludedLegislative session for 2019-2021.As a result, another 125,000 will bedirected to the Berry Initiative under theJavier Fernandez Salvador, faculty leader for the NWREC Berry Initiative, shares information aboutdeveloping a year-around fresh Oregon strawberry industry in the state with a group of Extensioneducators and researchers from Penn State University in mid-July. PA G E 5
Infrastructure UpgradesPast Down on the Farm newsletters have talkedabout infrastructure needs at the North WillametteResearch and Extension Center. Not unlike many ofthe off-campus agricultural research centers aroundthe state, adequate space and facilities for facultyand staff to do their work can be limiting—especially as we have had the chance to grow programsover the past half dozen years since the recession.Also, older facilities seem to need more and moreupkeep and maintenance. Upgrades and renovations haven’t typically been a part of any statebudgets and only done on an emergency basis.However, we have seen significant upgrades,repairs, replacements and additions to our facilitiesand infrastructure at NWREC over the past fewyears and thanks to a variety of funding sources.Listed here are a few projects you may have seen orsome you may not be aware that have occurred inrecent months and past year or so. Also, highlighted are a couple of ideas in the planning stages.Farm BioScience Tech, Joe Battilega (on excavator) digging trenches for new Pot-N-Potresearch study area for NWREC’s Nursery and Greenhouse program. Summer student, JadenStewart is on the tractor with bucket hauling away soil. Replaced front entry gate on Miley Road; policechase with neighbor resulted in car going throughwhat was a locked gate last winter. Dirty Lab trailer acquired on federal surplus andsited for staff shared use cleaning and/or processing plant samples, washing roots, etc. A dozen federal surplus vehicles (cars, trucks,UTVs—plus other rolling stock) acquired for facultyprograms and general farm use during the pastyear. Construction of new 2,000 square foot Seed Cropsfield research and storage building with fundingprovided by Crop and Soil Science Department.Drain line and gravel will be going into the bottoms of the Pot-N-Pot trenches prior to settingpots that will be used for larger shade tree research projects under the direction of LloydNackley. Upgrades and renovations to greenhouses, hoop houses, potting shed, run offpad and development of a pot-n-pot research area under the direction andfunding of Nursery and Greenhouse program at NWREC. New landscaping in patio area adjacent to Downstairs Meeting Room. New 12 open-bay equipment storage building for dedicated program use andfunded by faculty based on their needs. Excavation for building site underway.In addition, the Oregon Legislature earmarked nearly 2 million of funding forinfrastructure upgrades to existing facilities at OSU’s off-campus locations. Thefunding requests for proposals were due in early August. NWREC submittedtwo requests—one for a well upgrade project and the other proposal for thedevelopment of additional laboratory space.Federal surplus solar powered electronic sign board is nowavailable to advertise our major educational programs andevents at NWREC. PA G E 6
NWREC Summer Photo Albumrietyable VategeVrSummeSmallFarmsTractor tra Schooliningyld Day FieerrBluebSen. Merkley HempVisitor, tooOpen Housesoa Groww QuinoHginnns LearDieticia PA G E 7 Trials
North Willamette Researchand Extension CenterNon-Profit Org.U.S. POSTAGEFACULTY & STAFFAdministration & Support StaffMike Bondi, DirectorShelley Hughes, Admin. AssistantJan Egli, Office SpecialistMarc Anderson, Farm & Facilities Mgr.Derek Wells, Building/Trades Maint.Joe Battilega, Farm TechnicianTrevor Wood, Farm TechnicianPAIDSIPRINTOregon State UniversityNorth Willamette Research & Extension Center15210 NE Miley RoadAurora, Oregon 97002-9543Extension & Research FacultyBernadine Strik, Berry Crops ResearchLeaderWei Yang, Berry Crops Extension AgentJavier Fernandez Salvador, SpecialBerry InitiativeLloyd Nackley, Nursery & GreenhouseProduction & Management ResearchRobin Rosetta, Nursery IPM Ext. AgentLuisa Santamaria, Nursery Pathologist/Bilingual Extension AgentChal Landgren, Christmas TreeExtension SpecialistNick Andrews, Metro Small FarmsExtension AgentHeidi Noordijk, Metro Small FarmsOutreach CoordinatorKristie Buckland, Vegetable & SpecialtySeed Crops Extension SpecialistJoe DeFrancesco, PesticideRegistration Research, EmeritusDani Lightle, Pesticide RegistrationResearch LeaderNik Wiman, Orchard CropsExtension SpecialistNicole Anderson, Field Crops Ext. AgentResearch & Program StaffAmanda Vance, Berry Crops ResearchPat Jones, Berry Crops ResearchSarah Doane, Berry ExtensionErica Chernov, Berry Initiative ResearchHeather Andrews, Orchard CropsKody Transue, Orchard CropsGina Koskela, Pesticide RegistrationResearchJudy Kowalski, Christmas TreeResearchBrian Hill, Nursery & GreenhouseResearchRebecca Sheridan, Nursery ProductionPost DocMaria Marlin, Nursery Pathology &Bilingual EducationBrian Donovan, Field Crops ResearchAnn Rasmussen, Vegetable & SpecialtySeed Crops ResearchBecome a Friend of NWREC Today!Membership—Friends of North Willamette Research and Extension CenterName:Address:City, State, Zip:Phone(s):Email(s):I prefer to remain anonymous. Please do not publish my name in future publications.Membership Category (circle one): 25 Member 100 Second Crop 500 Director’s Club 2,500 President’s Club 50 First Crop 250 Bumper Crop 1,000 Dean’s Club 5,000 SustainableAgriculture ClubMake checks payable to: OSU Foundation–NWREC. Mail to:North Willamette Research and Extension Center, 15210 NE Miley Road, Aurora, OR 97002Membership forms for the Friends of North Willamette Research and Extension Centerare also available by contacting the NWREC office at 503-678-1264 or downloading fromthe website at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/NWREC.Contact Director, Mike Bondi, for more information or to discuss life or deferred gifts options.Phone: 503-678-1264 E-mail: michael.bondi@oregonstate.eduCell. 503-705-2434Oregon State University–North Willamette Research & Extension Center15210 NE Miley Road, Aurora, OR 97002 Phone: 503-678-1264 Website: oregonstate.edu/dept/NWRECHours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
group of OSU College of Agricultural Sciences administrators and media for the formal announcement of the university's new Global Hemp Innovation Center. OSU's Hemp Center is the nation's largest research program devoted to the study of industrial hemp and begins as a virtual hub that connects more than 40 OSU fac-ulty across 19 academic .
