Editor's Note

Discover, Learn, Engage
Thoughts from editor Peg Herring

Oregon State University is Oregon’s land-grant university. Discovery (research),
learning (education), and engagement (Extension) are the fundamental cornerstones
of our land-grant mission.

During the next three years, we will celebrate the historic legislation that
launched the land-grant system: the 100th anniversary of OSU Extension (in
2011); the 150th anniversary of the land grant system (in 2012); and the 125th
anniversary of Oregon’s Agricultural Experiment Station (in 2013).

In this issue of Oregon’s Agricultural Progress, we begin the celebration
with stories that illustrate what
the land-grant mission means to Oregon
today. Discovery drives OSU researchers
as they combat a new
and potentially damaging pest
. Learning extends far outside the classroom
as 4-H faculty help city
kids and ranch kids experience each other’s worlds
. Engagement helps real
people solve real problems, whether managing
municipal water
or minimizing
pesticides in public schools
.

The land-grant mission is a partnership between the university and the people,
to meet the needs of society. There is nothing else like it in the world.